Joel Embiid finally took the honor after finishing second twice.
Joel Embid was eventually voted MVP of the NBA. the star of Philadelphia 76ers was voted best player of the 2022/2023 regular season on Tuesday. The defeated Cameroonian Nikola Jokicof denver nuggetswho has won the award the past two seasons, and Giannis Antetokounmpowho won the contest in 2019 and 2020. Embiid has finished second in the past two seasons.
“It took a long time to get here. Lots of hard work. I have been through a lot. Not just in basketball. In life,” the center told TNT after the announcement. The 29-year-old center is at the peak of his career. He finished the regular season with an average of 33.1 points, 4.2 assists and 10 .2 rebounds He repeated the marks in the 2021/2022 season, when he was the league’s top scorer.
Joel was dropped by the Sixers as the third overall pick in 2014. Due to serious foot injuries, his debut didn’t come until two years later. The star has already been selected four times for the All-Star Game.
Number 21 was born in Cameroon and became naturalized French. He joined a shortlist, along with his competitors, of foreigners who have already won the award. Embiid is the second player from the African continent to win this honour. Hakeem Olajuwon, from Nigeria, was the MVP of the 1993/1994 season. Besides them, the Canadian Steve Nash and the German Dirk Nowitzki also received the title.
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