On February 1, Beijing time, former NBA player Richard Jefferson recently participated in a program about the NBA, in which Jefferson selected the top three candidates for this season's regular season MVP, and among the top three candidates predicted by Jefferson, there was no Durant Curry and James, in his opinion, the top three candidates for this season's regular season MVP should be Embiid, Jokic and Alphabet Brother.
In fact, Jefferson's prediction list is understandable that there is no Durant, Curry and James, because Durant has had a very serious injury before, and he needs to be absent for a long time. Admittedly, in terms of individual performance, Durant definitely has a chance to compete for the regular season MVP. So far in the new season, Durant has averaged 29.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, with a personal shooting rate of 52%, ranking first in the league in points per game, and before being injured, Durant was in the top three of the MVP list for a long time.
However, injuries have caused Durant to play only 36 games this season, and he still needs to be absent for a long time, this year's All-Star Game has also been determined to be unable to play, in the MVP competition, attendance is a very critical factor, so in Jefferson's view, Durant has basically fallen out of the MVP competition, which is understandable.
Curry's shooting efficiency has declined this season, and after playing efficiently at the beginning of the season, he has not played well in recent times, and his average points per game have slipped to the 8th place in the league, while his overall shooting rate is only 41.9% and his three-point shooting rate is 37.9%, which is a new career low. In the competition with other players, Curry is at a disadvantage in terms of personal play.
James, a former teammate before Jefferson, is understandably not on his prediction list. In comparison, the current Lakers' record is too bad, they have been losing in recent times, and although James has played an MVP-level performance, it is also unrealistic to want to use the Lakers' current record to get the regular season MVP. So Jefferson didn't choose Durant, Curry, and James, and there's a reason for that.
And the top three candidates he selected, Embiid, Jokic and Alphabet Brother, are also very reasonable. Because whether it is individual performance or team record, they are not bad. Among them, Embiid can average 29.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game this season, the average score per game is the second highest in the league, the overall shooting rate is 49.9%, this season his 30+ and 40+ games are ranked at the forefront of the league, and Philadelphia's record this season is third in the East, personal data and team records are very good, and the probability of getting a regular season MVP is very large.
Jokic needless to say, his performance this season has exceeded the last season when he won the MVP, so far in the new season, he can average 26 points, 13.7 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting a whopping rate of 57.3%, in the case of Murray and Porter Jr. injury, he can also lead the Nuggets to rank 5th in the West, from this aspect, it is enough to see how strong Jokic's ability to lead the team is. Alphabet Brother has played steadily this season, averaging 28.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, and the team's record is stable in the 5th place in the East, and his personal efficiency and dominance of the game are very strong.
In the latest regular season MVP list previously selected by the NBA official, these three players also ranked in the top three, and they are considered by the outside world to be the most promising players to win the regular season MVP this season. In fact, the author also agrees with this view, because their performance this season is too good, if in the subsequent games, they can further improve the team's record ranking, then this season's regular season MVP will most likely be one of these three players to win.