On February 14, Beijing time, ESPN organized 100 media professionals to conduct the second regular season MVP mock voting this season. A total of 12 players received votes in this mock ballot, and the results showed that Jokic received 69 first-place votes and was elected with a total score of 889, followed by Alexander and Antetokounmpo, and Durant in 10th.
This is the second regular season MVP mock voting organized by ESPN after a two-month hiatus, and each member of the media will choose 5 players in turn, and these 5 players will receive 10 points, 7 points, 5 points, 3 points, and 1 point respectively in order of ranking, and the final voting results are as follows:
1. Jokic 889 points, 2. Alexander 709 points, 3. Antetokounmpo 391 points, 4. Doncic 260 points, 5. Leonard 175 points, 6. Tatum 98 points, 7. Brunson 30 points, 8. Mitchell 24 points, 9. Edwards 17 points, 10. Durant 5 points, tied 11. Haliburton 1 point, tied 11. Sabonis 1 point
Embiid, who topped the list last time, suffered a displacement of the meniscus valve in his left knee and underwent subsequent surgery, and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. Embiid has missed 18 games so far, missing the league's minimum of 65 games ahead of schedule, and he was left out of the list. As a result, Jokic is back on the spot for regular season MVP.
Jokic received 69 first-place votes from the top 100 media personalities, and was chosen by all media personalities, and was finally elected with 889 points. Jokic averaged 26.3 points, 12.2 rebounds and 9 assists per game this season, ranking second in the league with 16 triple-doubles this season, and helping the defending champion Nuggets to fourth place in the West with a 36-18 record. After Embiid's injury, Jokic regained the top of the MVP list and is the top odds to win, and he is expected to win his third regular season MVP trophy in his career.
Alexander came in second place, he received 24 first-place votes and ended up with 709 points. Alexander is averaging 31.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game this season, helping the Thunder currently sit third in the West with 36 wins and 17 losses. If he can lead the Thunder to the top of the West in the coming schedule and continue his hot performance, he will not have a chance to surpass Jokic. Brother Alphabet got two first-place votes, and his total score was 391 points, which is already a big gap between Jokic and Alexander.
Doncic and Leonard, who are in the top five, are the players who can score more than 100 points in addition to the three players mentioned above. Also receiving the first vote were Doncic at No. 4, Brunson at No. 7 and Edwards at No. 9, all of whom made their way to the All-Star team. Durant, who ranked 10th, received 1 fourth vote and 2 fifth votes to finish with 5 points.
In addition to Embiid, unlike the last list, James, Fox and Gobert did not appear in this poll, and were replaced by Leonard, Brunson, Mitchell and Sabonis. Obviously, after two months, the MVP weather vane has changed a lot according to the performance of the players and the team's record.