We’re coming all the way down to the canine days of the NBA common season with the play-in event and the playoffs rapidly approaching. However one factor that has been a subject all season is the league’s highest particular person regular-season award: the MVP. Earlier within the season, Celtics star ahead Jayson Tatum and Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic had been in heated MVP discussions, however because the season has progressed, it has change into a three-horse race headlined by none apart from Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo, Denver Nuggets middle Nikola Jokic, and Philadelphia Sixers middle Joel Embiid.
This simply goes to point out how far the league has come relating to worldwide expertise (due to David Stern), as the highest three finalists within the final three seasons have all been worldwide, with the final American-born participant to win MVP being James Harden in 2018 when he did in order a member of the Houston Rockets.
The final 4 common season MVP awards have gone to the “Greek Freak” (’19, ’20) and to “The Joker” (’21, ’22). Will one in every of them win their third MVP? Or will Embiid snatch his first MVP? Allow us to make a case for every participant.
