Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has become the city’s most loved superstar since Allen Iverson. Sorry Carson Wentz, you are incredible, but Embiid has taken over the city.
Two months into the year, he and several others have made strong cases for the Most Valuable Player award.
Unlike the last two seasons where the race was dominated by one player putting on an 82-game show, this race appears to be wide open.
There is no electric assassin putting up historic statistics like Russell Westbrook did in 2016-2017.