On May 9, Beijing time, according to The Famous Woj, Jokic was elected the MVP of this season's regular season, and Alphabet Brother and Embiid regretted running.
In the regular season MVP competition, Embiid and Jokic are the two top two hot candidates. But in the end, Jokic defeated Embiid and won the regular season MVP honor for two consecutive seasons, becoming the 13th player in history to be the MVP of Lianzhuang and the fourth in the active campaign, the first three being James, Curry and Alphabet Brother.
According to The Nuggets reporter Mike Singer, "I was told that yesterday the 76ers had heard the (MVP) wind, and it was clear that Embiid would not be excited. ”
This season, Jokic played in 74 regular season games, averaging 33.5 minutes per game, contributing 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks.
Embiid played in 68 games and averaged 30.6 points, 11.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.
After confirming Jokic's MVP, Nuggets youngster Hyland took the lead in sending his blessings through social media. He wrote: "Wake up and learn that Jokic has MVP, it's great, Jokic Cow. ”
"I've been saying this all season, I'm really happy, like I've won the award myself, I'm so proud of my brother! Great players, but also great leaders and role models! Thank you for giving me some guidance this season! Congratulations brother back-to-back MVP baby. ”