Man, this MVP discourse has really gotten out of hand, hasn’t it?
Nikola Jokic is a great player. He gets the proper amount of attention and respect, having won two MVPs and being the odds-on favorite to win his third straight. Take nothing away from him — and this will be the last he’s mentioned here.
But Joel Embiid is really good at basketball.
Friday night was yet another bullet point for Embiid to add to his “best player on the planet” resume. He was one of the few players that didn’t appear to have weary legs from the Sixers’ five-games-in-seven-nights road trip.