On May 9, Beijing time, according to the famous Woj revealed: Jokic forced Embiid to be elected the 2021-22 regular season MVP, which will be the second consecutive year that Jokic won the MVP honor, and the NBA official is expected to officially announce the voting for the award later this week.
As it was, Jokic also became the third international player in NBA history to win MVP, the previous two being Nash and Alphabet Brother, and Jokic also became the fifth center player in NBA history to win MVP multiple times, comparable to Abdul-Jabbar, Russell, Chamberlain and Moses Malone. (Because jokic and Embiid fought each other to help the center player prove value in the small-ball era)
After seeing this, perkins tweeted that Embiid was upset: "In my heart, Embiid is the MVP, and I am glad to vote for Embiid." Unfortunately, in the end, the MVP belonged to Jokic." Why Embiid, who has a stronger scoring ability and a better team record, loses, I think there are three reasons:
First: Jokic's regular season stats this season averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, becoming the first player in NBA history to achieve 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season; although Embiid won the honor of leading scorer with 30.6 points per game, Jokic's statistics are too comprehensive to let go.
Second: Jokic is in a tougher team environment. In the case of Murray's season reimbursement and Porter Jr.'s compensation due to injury, Jokic became the pillar of the Nuggets' offensive and defensive ends, and also led the Nuggets to achieve a sixth-place result of 48 wins and 34 losses in the West, and it is clear that the 76ers' excellent record supports Jokic's greatness and excellence.
Third: Jokic's high-order data is too good. An efficiency value of 37.8 is not only the first in the league, but also the first in history; the PER value of 32.8 is also the first in the league; in addition, many data, including victory contribution value and offensive victory contribution value, are the first in the league. (With or without Jokic, the Nuggets are two teams, and Jokic's impact on the team is rare in history)
To sum up: Jokic's MVP honor is well deserved and worth celebrating, but we also have to feel sorry for Embiid, who has played the best season of his career, and with his dominance in the playoffs, I think he is also fully worthy of the MVP honor, so the PK of these two people is likely to become one of the most controversial selections in NBA history.