As the early NBA regular season continues to develop, discussions of who will be this year’s MVP and the Kia Race to the MVP Ladder are back again.
After the first seven games or so of the season, Philadelphia 76ers’ star and reigning MVP Joel Embiid finds himself second in the rankings, behind only Nikola Jokic. The ranking, published on Nov. 10, highlighted the big man’s performance against the Boston Celtics that led to the Sixers’ win over their Eastern Conference rivals.
Lit up Boston for 13 of his 27 points Wednesday in the third quarter.