The Philadelphia 76ers possess one of the best players in the league regardless of position in big man Joel Embiid. In a season filled with new players and trying to find the right chemistry along with being put on a load management plan, he is still averaging 21.9 points and 12.5 rebounds for the 17-7 Sixers.
Those are the type of numbers that keep him in the MVP conversations and the odds for those chances have been released. BETMGM has released their NBA MVP odds as the season continues to progress forward and Embiid comes in ranked seventh in those odds with a +2200 chance at winning the award for the 2019-20 season and he is tied with Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, the reigning league MVP, leads the charge with a +175 chance followed by Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic at +375, and Houston Rockets star James Harden at +450. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is fifth in the odds at +650.
There is still a lot of basketball left to be played as the season isn’t even at Christmas time yet, but these types of odds give people an idea of who is leading the charge as the NBA’s best players continue to fight it out. [lawrence-related id=20994,20987,20980]