There is one basic condition for judging the NBA scoring king, assist king, and rebounding king: attendance should be enough. Competition for the NBA's leading scorers this season is fierce, with Curry leading the way at the start of the season. Durant then averaged nearly 30 points per game and ranked first. At this stage, Durant is about to withdraw from the scoring championship competition due to injury because of his lack of attendance. The same problem is with James, who previously averaged more than 29 points per game and ranks second in the league.com. As James is currently in the recovery phase, his lack of attendance could also be withdrew from the scoring championship competition. The biggest beneficiary of this look is 76ers center Embiid.
Embiid has been in good shape this season, and like last season, Embiid has played at the level of a regular season MVP. Compared with last season, Embiid's mid-range shooting has been further strengthened, and there has been no decline in the ability to create injuries, and there is still some improvement in the ball. Embiid averaged 29.1 points per game this season, with 10.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists. Shooting a respectable 49.5 percent from the field was also impressive, and Embiid's excellent performance was impressive. If Embiid can successfully win the scoring championship this season, it will undoubtedly be a powerful weight to compete for the MVP in the regular season.
Competition for regular season MVPs has become fiercer this season. The biggest competitive favourites are still two centers, Embiid in the East and Jokic in the West. If Jokic's advantage is versatility and stability, then Embiid's advantage is his ability to score points and create damage. If Durant and James can't compete for the top scorer because of injuries, embiid has a good chance of getting the top scorer this season.
Embiid had two advantages for getting the top scorer. For one, Embiid is the absolute core of the current 76ers, with unlimited firing rights. The team does not have a true All-Star except Embiid, and the team's offensive power is left to Embiid. Harris simply can't afford to take up enough of the pressure for Embiid, as evidenced by today's loss to the Lone Ranger. Several other competitors such as Trae Young and Alphabet Brother have some good players in the team, and they can share the right to shoot for a period of time.
Second, embiid is in excellent shape as it enters 2022. Embiid scored 50 points in less than 30 minutes last month's match against the Magic. If Embiid is in hot form, he won't have a problem scoring 30 or even 40 points in a game. At this stage, if no one is wrapped up in Embiid, he will definitely kill in the NBA.
If Embiid gets the top scorer, his chances of getting the regular season MVP will climb. In the 21st century, only one center player has won the NBA leading scorer, and he is the famous O'Neal. O'Neal averaged 29.7 points per game in 2000, the season's top scorer. Later, the handcheck rules were promulgated, and it became more and more advantageous for the attack of outside players. After 2000, the outside players began to rule the scoring king, Maddy, Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Wade, Durant, Curry, Harden repeatedly cut high points, this season if Embiid can end the rule of the scoring king of the outside players, it will be very important for him and the entire NBA.
In short, the competition for all the NBA awards this season is fierce, and the scoring champions and regular season MVPs will not be known until the end of the season. Will Embiid be able to achieve his goal this season to win his first regular season MVP of his career? Perhaps the hint can be seen from the scoring king. Dear readers, do you think Embiid can win the NBA leading scorer this season? Feel free to leave a message in the comments section of the article.