Recently, the NBA officially updated the latest issue of the MVP competition rankings, in which the competition between Embiid from Philadelphia's 76ers and Jokic of the Nuggets has entered a white-hot situation. Embiid was second in the last period, and this time he surpassed Jokic to become the top of the hot list. Jokic went from first place in the previous period to second place in this issue.
In addition, the players ranked 3rd-10th in this issue are: Alphabet Brother, Tatum, Doncic, Morant, Booker, DeRozan, Durant and Downs.
Embiid has welcomed harden this season, and after the two joined forces, the 76ers' championship situation was very good. Embiid no longer has to be both a father and a mother in the team, and can be at ease to be himself.
The 76ers are currently third in the East with 45 wins and 27 losses, but they have only 0.5 wins with the Bucks in the East and only 1 win with the top heat. Embiid is averaging 29.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists this season.
Jokic has still played the role of the team's brain in the Nuggets this season, and so far, the Nuggets are sixth in the West with a record of 43 wins and 31 losses, and they have only a 0.5-game advantage between them and the seventh-place Timberwolves in the West (in contrast to the recent performance of the Timberwolves core Towns, it is not surprising that he has squeezed into the top ten this time).
Therefore, Jokic's average of 26.2 points, 13.5 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game is more balanced, but the gap in record is likely to be the reason why Jokic missed the MVP.
It is worth noting that in this list, Curry, Harden, Mitchell, Paul and other players have not successfully entered the top ten rankings due to injuries or other factors. Also failing to make it into the top ten is Lakers star James. Still, Lakers head coach Vogel doesn't think it's reasonable to have James on the current top ten list.
"He's as eligible for MVP as anybody else in the league, and no one plays better than he does," Vogel said. James has averaged 30 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.3 steals this season, shooting 52.3 percent from the field, ranking first in the season's scoring per game list, ahead of Embiid, who is averaging 29.8 points per game.
However, the Lakers' reinforcements this season have not been successful, and now they have only achieved a record of 31 wins and 42 losses, ranking tenth in the West. They have only a two-game win advantage over the Eleventh Spurs of the West and will lose their play-off qualification if they are not careful. Therefore, many fans believe that Vogel's statement is unfounded.
Some fans believe that "it is impossible for the Lakers to win the MVP with such a poor record, lakers fans want to face, only this head coach does not want it", "As Zhan Mi, I am embarrassed to see you say this sentence", "Old Zhan himself does not dare to say this sentence, right? ”。
It seems that Vogel really wants to keep his position as manager, and he dares to say anything.