If players chose the MVP winner instead of the media, it would be a landslide. The Athletic's writers tallied the votes, and Joel Embiid would win hands down. Players dish on each of the three finalists:
Votes by a panel of 100 media members, who were selected by league officials, will determine the official winner. The media members’ votes had to be submitted no later than April 10, the day after the regular season ended.
“He can control it in scoring, rebounding, passing. a great leader on the court, also. I feel like he makes his teammates so much better. I think he’s the MVP this year. … He almost controlled the game like a point guard. Whenever they needed a bucket, he got a bucket. Whenever they needed an assist, he got the assist. Whenever they needed a big rebound, he got a rebound. I feel like the energy and leadership that he brings, it’s contagious to the rest of the team. You can see it.
“I’ve got Giannis,” a player said. “In some ways, his greatness is overlooked because he does it every year. He’s on the best team. They have the best record, obviously. I just think people kind of get bored of what he does, but he’s the best player in the league.”’s poll said their choices were partly based on Embiid finishing as the runner-up last season to Jokić when, in their opinion, Embiid was the more deserving choice.
We think it’s time to provide additional transparency to why the players voted the way they did in our poll — for MVP, and also for some of the other topics. Consider this as giving the microphone to players who weren’t quoted“Having played against him and Jokić, I feel like he’s the most dominant of the two. He’s such an integral part of their team, so without him they severely suffer, whereas I think the Nuggets hold up a little better without Jokić.”“He’s having the best year.
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