On March 27, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. As of today, the NBA regular season has come to an end, teams are fighting for rankings, and the selection of major awards and the best teams is white-hot.
Among them, in the MVP competition, 76ers center Embiid and Nuggets center Jokic became the two popular candidates. So far this season, Jokic has averaged 26.2 points, 13.5 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Embiid has averaged 29.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. In the latest official MVP list, Embiid is ranked first and Jokic is second.
However, since the two are in the same position, this also makes the selection of the best team difficult. According to the previous selection rules, it is very likely that one of the two will only enter the best team second team. Earlier today, denver Post reporter Mike Singer reported that he was told that both Embiid and Jokic qualified for both the Striker & Center position vote in the Best Team selection. It also means that both center forwards qualify for the All-Team First Team, and this year's Best-Team is likely to see two centers.
Considering that there are three places in the frontcourt of the best team, if Jokic and Embiid are selected at the same time, there will be only one place left in the frontcourt, and this place is likely to be in the Bucks' big forward Alphabet Brother. Alphabet Brother currently averages 29.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, and he is currently ranked 3rd in the MVP selection.
In this case, Celtics forward Tatum and Lakers forward James are likely not to be selected for the best team because of the rules. Tatum currently averages 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, and he is currently ranked 4th on the MVP list; James is averaging 30 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, and he is currently ranked first in the league's scoring list.