On April 11, Beijing time, Embiid was officially crowned the scoring king, becoming the first international player in history to win the scoring king, and he also set many records. However, the more serious fact is that Embiid may not even score a game this season. Because he also has Jokic in his position. At present, the party that gets the MVP can naturally enter a group, while the party that fails to get the MVP can't even enter for a while.
As we all know, the NBA's best lineups are one, two or three, and each lineup will have a center, two forwards and two guards. Before jokic, Embiid Downs and others emerged, NBA centers were in a very weak situation, and even considered eliminating the center position and assigning them to the front players. Jordan Jr. was selected for the double team that year, which caused great doubts.
But with the rise of the new four centers, Jokic and Embiid have risen to MVP level, Ayton, Gobert, Towns and others are also quite powerful, and the center has once again become the object of support for teams. Last season, Jokic pushed Embiid to get MVP, and Embiid eventually had to relegate to the second team. This season, Embiid won the leading scorer, but Jokic almost single-handedly carried the Nuggets into the playoffs, and the MVP was more vocal. But in any case, the two will lock in the top two of the MVP list. Unfortunately, 1 person will lose the election for a while.
Earlier, according to a Denver reporter, the NBA may change the rules of the selection of the first team this season, including the center as a player in the front court, so that Jokic and Embiid can enter the first team at the same time. But this news was not confirmed by the NBA official, and the rest of the reporters did not report on it.
There is no doubt that if Embiid loses a while, it will be a very regrettable scene. Of course, if Jokic loses, it will also be incredible. In the history of the NBA, there are many examples of scoring champions who have not made it into the lineup, such as Kobe Bryant. But there has never been a season of MVP can not enter a team, this is because the MVP itself is the product of comprehensive selection, since he won the first place, then naturally there is a place in the top five. Perhaps, in the end, the regret will be left to Embiid.