On May 9, Beijing time, according to the famous Woj report, Jokic pressed Embiid to be elected the MVP of this season's regular season. This is also the second consecutive year that Jokic has been elected MVP, and it is also the fourth consecutive season that an international player has won the regular season MVP.
In the 2019 season, Alphabet Brother won the regular season MVP. In the 2020 season, Alphabet Brother won the regular season MVP. In the 2021 season, Jokic won the regular season MVP for the first time. In the 2022 season, Jokic won the regular season MVP.
International players have won regular season MVP for 4 consecutive years, and the last U.S. native player to win a regular season MVP was Harden, who won a regular season MVP in the 2018 season. Since then, native American players have missed the regular season MVP award.
In fact, under the environment of James, KD, and Curry getting older and Harden's state declining, the top talents in American basketball have shown a fault line. In the current NBA, the best players are basically international players, such as Alphabet Brother, Jokic, Embiid and Doncic.
Among the new generation of players in the United States, there are not many star-like players, and Morant of the Grizzlies is one. This past season, Morant has made the transition from an ordinary player to a league star. His play style is gorgeous and it is easy to win the fan's liking. Coupled with the fact that the league also deliberately pushed him, Morant's popularity remained high. If Morant can continue to maintain this level next season, he is likely to become another American MVP after Harden!