For the second straight season, Joel Embiid is an unsurprising finalist for MVP. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the details:
“I think you will see an unreal Joel Embiid in the playoffs if that happens,” Niang said Wednesday. “So, I mean, pick your poison. I think he deserves it. I'm not going to do any more advocating because the numbers speak for themselves and I know who my MVP is. But if he doesn't win it, he's going to show you why he should've won it. … Don't challenge Joel.”
Tyrese Maxey is not a Most Improved Player finalist after taking Simmons’ starting point guard spot to begin his second season, soaring from 30.1 to 42.7 percent from three-point range, andThe final item isn’t pertinent to the Most Improved Player ballot, but it seems few would argue at the moment against Maxey fitting the award’s criteria very well. Embiid believes the 21-year-old is deserving.
“If it was up to me, he would probably be the Most Improved Player in the league with what he’s accomplished and the situation we were in all year,” Embiid said Thursday of Maxey. “But I always believed in him because he has such a high work ethic. He works hard, he’s always in the gym. So I always believed he was going to be here.”
First-time All-Star guards Darius Garland, Ja Morant and Dejounte Murray are the three top Most Improved finishers. Below is the full list:
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