It’s awesome that KU fans have almost universally thrown their support behind Embiid. Of the 20 other advanced+ and miscellaneous statistics used by to breakdown to the MVP race (which included Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo), Jokic was the leader in 15 of them.Īdd to that the fact that the 7-foot Serbian’s 32.85 Player Efficiency Rating was the highest mark in NBA history, and it’s really a pretty open and shut case when you talk about the overall picture of the race. Jokic out-performed Embiid in the following categories – rebounds per game, assists per game, steals per game, field goal percentage, 2-point percentage, 3-point percentage, 3-point makes, effective field goal percentage, true shooting percentage, rebound percentage, assist percentage, steal percentage, assist-to-turnover ratio, offensive rating and defensive rating. It’s even more meaningful in this context when you look at both basic and advanced statistics for the 2021-22 season. 6 seed in the west while playing most of the season without starters and borderline stars Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., did something that no player in NBA history had ever done by eclipsing 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season. From 3-point makes (97-93 in favor of Jokic) to free throw percentage (Embiid took that one 81.4% to 81.0%) and more, the stats recorded by the two superstars were equally as impressive all season. Those numbers are close enough to be a toss-up. Jokic, meanwhile, finished sixth in scoring (27.1 ppg) and led the league with 13.8 rebounds per game. In addition to playing a career-high 68 games during the regular season - no small feat given his injury history - the 7-foot center from Cameroon led the league in scoring at 30.6 points per game and ranked third in rebounds per game at 11.7. This time, however, it’s at the NBA level, where reports have indicated that former Jayhawk Joel Embiid is headed toward finishing as the league’s runner-up to Denver big man Nikola Jokic in the MVP voting for a second consecutive season.Įmbiid was spectacular this season. The most valuable player discussion has once again become a hot topic with Kansas basketball fans, a little more than a month after debating which Jayhawk should’ve won the NCAA Tournament MOP honors during this year’s run to the national title. Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid meet after an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 14, 2022, in Philadelphia.
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