Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid finally has his big moment. After being the runner-up in the MVP race to Nikola Jokic in both 2021 and 2022, the big fella takes home the award in 2023 after another dominant season to lead the Sixers to a ton of success on the floor.
On the season, Embiid led the league in scoring at 33.1 points per game on ridiculous 54.8% shooting, 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 blocks per game. He threw the Sixers on his back on plenty of occasions, and he scored at least 50 points in a game three times, including scoring a career-high 59 against the Utah Jazz in November.
Embiid is a very deserving MVP winner and he has taken his game to another level this season. He is the reason the Sixers are in position to contend in the Eastern Conference.
NBA Twitter gave its best reactions to Embiid winning the award: