On December 22, Beijing time, ESPN organized 100 media professionals to conduct a preliminary vote for this season's MVP. The results show that Embiid has a clear advantage, with a total of 848 points in the lead. In second place is Jokic, and Antetokounmpo is third. Durant and Edwards are tied for No. 8 and James is No. 10.
To get closer to the real vote, ESPN invited at least two members of the media from each of the league's 28 teams, and they also invited national and international journalists to vote. Same as the official voting rules at the end of the season, each voting member is required to list five players in order, with 10 points for the first place, 7 points for the second, followed by 5 points, 3 points and 1 point.
A total of 12 stars received votes, and the specific rankings are as follows: 1, Embiid 848 points, 2, Jokic 630 points, 3, Antetokounmpo 352 points 4, Alexander 340 points, 5, Doncic 306 points, 6, Tatum 48 points, 7, Haliburton 26 points, 8, Edwards 17 points, 8, Durant 17 points, 10, James 11 points, 11, Fox 4 points, 12, Gobert 1 point
So far this season, Embiid has been in excellent shape, averaging 35.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, continuing to lead the scoring charts. He received 63 of the 100 first-place votes. Jokic came in second with 630 points, and he received 21 first-place votes. Antetokounmpo received three first-place votes, Alexander and Doncic each received six first-place votes, and Tatum received one first-place vote.
Durant received two third-place votes, one fourth-choice vote, and four fifth-place votes, for a total of 17 points, tied with Edwards for eighth. The Suns have been plagued by injuries this season, with Durant averaging 31 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.
James, who is about to be 39 years old, is also in good shape, averaging 25.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game so far this season. He received 1 third vote and 6 fifth votes, totaling 11 points and in 10th place.