The most exciting part of the season is here. The 2023 NBA playoffs are well underway, but we still have to know some of the individual awardsā winners of the regular season. Of course, everyone wants to knowwho is the MVP.
Three candidates are on pace to get the prize this year: Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid. The Nuggets star had the upper hand the last two seasons, but the other two made a strong case to dethrone him.
Kevin Durant, a former MVP himself, had his say on this situation. While his priority right now is to have a deep run with the Phoenix Suns, he explained why he believes the Sixers big man deserves the accolade.
Kevin Durant chooses Joel Embiid as favorite to win MVP
āJoel Embiidā¦he was my pick last year too,ā Durant told Eddie Gonzalez on the latest episode of The ETCS, via ClutchPoints. āIt aināt even just defensively to me. Heās just dominant. Heās just flat out dominant. Unstoppable.
āI think itās not like he [needs] sympathy for never getting one, but heās playing at a dominant level, the last two years has been an insane level, like come on man. What more does he have to do to become MVP? And theyāre winning basketball games too. He should experience what itās like to win MVP. Everybody should if youāre at that level of Joel Embiid.ā
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Durant echoes the sentiment of most NBA players, as Embiid has been frequently mentioned by his colleagues as the favorite to win the award this year. Weāll have to wait and see, but the 76ers starās season is definitely worth of an MVP.
