2022-23 NBA MVP Ladder, Vol. 6: Joel Embiid makes a push after showcase against Nikola Jokic

Embiid has been going off.

It never gets easier trying to figure out the best 10 names to place on a ranking of MVP candidates, but somebody has to do it.

This time around, the snubs were as difficult as ever, as Ja Morant fell off the ladder for the first time all season amid a rough stretch of basketball for the Memphis Grizzlies. Tyrese Haliburton also fell off from the last ladder from four weeks ago.

Morant will be back, but I’m also looking forward to seeing LeBron James, Jimmy Butler and Damian Lillard make a push.

The top of this list, while not nearly as hard to compile, leaves plenty room for debate too. Let’s get into it.

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