In January, the East-West Player of the Month was announced, with Jokic and Embiid elected separately. Jokic led the Nuggets to an 11-5 record in January, averaging 26.6 points, 13.3 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game. Embiid led the 76ers to a 12-3 record in January, averaging 34.0 points, 10.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.
It is worth mentioning that last season's MVP competition was between Embiid and Jokic, the two centers, from a personal performance point of view, Jokic and Embiid were worthy of MVP last season, and the two team records were also very close, and finally Jokic became MVP, mainly because Embiid's attendance rate was not too high.
This season, the MVP competition is mainly between these two top centers, and jokic and Embiid are also in the top two in the latest MVP list. The two also became the players of the month last month at the same time, and if nothing else, this season's MVP is either the two of them, either Jokic wins the MVP or Embiid wins the first MVP of his career.
This season, Embiid and Jokic have actually not been easy, because they have important teammates absent. Embiid's side, Simmons insisted on refusing to play because he was deadlocked with the team, and there was one less All-Star teammate, and Embiid led the team under much more pressure. On Jokic's side, there are suddenly two important teammates missing, Murray and Porter Jr. can't play due to injury, and Jokic becomes a single-core team leader.
Because the team lineup is incomplete, Embiid and Jokic's lead record this season is not very good, compared with last season, it has declined, but because Embiid and Jokic are very good, so overall it is still passable, and it will not affect their competition for MVP.
In terms of personal performance, Embiid and Jokic have their own advantages, the data is also very luxurious, and in terms of leading the team record, the two are not much different, Embiid has a slight advantage, so it is not easy to say who the two of them can eventually become MVP, and there is a relatively large suspense.