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 Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) The Philadelphia 76ers‘ regular season is over and the votes for MVP are in. Despite the votes being locked in, it will be some time before the winner of the award will be announced. With that in mind, it feels like to right time to review the case for Joel Embiid to win the award. Joel Embiid is the most dominant big man since Shaquille O’Neal which is high praise. For the past two seasons, Embiid has been right in the mix for the MVP award and this year in particular the big man has a strong case. Sixers’ star big man Joe Embiid’s final case for the MVP award.This season, he’s averaged 30.6 points per game (first in NBA), 11.7 rebounds (sixth in NBA), 4.2 assists (career-high), 1.1 steals (career-high), and 1.5 blocks (12th in NBA), while shooting 49.9 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from the 3-point line. He also played a career-high 68 games and averaged a career-high 33.8 minutes per game. The numbers are impressive on the surface but diving deeper will make them even more impressive. Embiid is the first center since O’Neal to lead the league in scoring, according to Statmuse. Embiid’s also the first international player to league the league in scoring and the first center to average over 30 points in under 40 minutes per game, per Statmuse. He’s also the first center to average over 30 points per game since Sixers’ Moses Malone, per CBSSports. The most compelling case for Embiid’s MVP chances is this stat below.
Then there’s the narrative portion to review as well. Embiid carried this club through the Ben Simmons drama and even after James Harden joined the club, the former MVP isn’t playing up to his level so Embiid was still carrying the team. In games Embiid didn’t play in, the Sixers had just a 6-8 record. The case for Embiid to win the MVP is obvious. Hopefully, the voters made the right decision and chose the Sixers’ center.
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Allen Iverson, 2001 (age 26) Rookie of the Year (3)
Ben Simmons, 2018 (age 21) Defensive Player of the Year (1)Dikembe Mutombo, 2001 (age 35) Sixth Man of the Year (2)
Aaron McKie, 2001 (age 28) Most Improved Player (1)Dana Barros, 1995 (age 28) Finals MVP (1)Moses Malone, 1983 (age 28) All-NBA 1st Team (27)
Allen Iverson, 2005 (age 30) All-NBA 2nd Team (32)
Joel Embiid, 2019 (age 25) All-NBA 3rd Team (3)
Ben Simmons, 2020 (age 23) All-Defensive 1st Team (16)
Ben Simmons, 2020 (age 23) All-Defensive 2nd Team (9)
Joel Embiid, 2019 (age 25) All-Rookie 1st Team (15)
Ben Simmons, 2018 (age 21) All-Rookie 2nd Team (5)
Thaddeus Young, 2008 (age 20) Coach of the Year (2)
Larry Brown, 2001 IBM Award (3)
Charles Barkley, 1988 (age 25) Sportsmanship Award (1)Eric Snow, 2000 (age 27) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (3)
Samuel Dalembert, 2010 (age 29) |
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