Even as an interior player, Embiid was on 5-of-8 three-point range in a single Game at the All-Star Game, giving up a team-high score of 36 points, as well as 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Some people say that if it were not for the fact that Old Zhan completed the back-up jump shot at the final critical moment, Curry would not easily be elected MVP with ultra-efficient outside output. Embiid's all-star desire is obviously the MVP honor that Curry took away. Now that the wood is in the boat, Embiid can only compete for other honors in the rest of the season.
As early as the beginning of the season, Embiid had publicly stated that if it were not for the injury last season, the long absence from the team's game, the regular season MVP honor would not have been rounded by Jokic! Perhaps, in the eyes of many people, Embiid's broken mind is a bit unable to lose, but how do you understand Embiid? In fact, as early as last season, Embiid had played in 51 games for the team, averaging 28.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. Compared to Jokic's 26.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.3 steals, the data performance is not very low.
The reason why Jokic will push Embiid and be elected the MVP of last season's regular season is that he maintains a super high attendance. Now that the All-Star Game is over, the next month and a half will be a critical stage in the selection of honors. As things stand, Embiid may not only be able to win the honor of the regular season MVP, but even the honor of the regular season scoring king! That's right, according to statistics, Embiid has averaged 32.9 minutes per game this season, delivering a league-high score of 29.6 points, as well as 11.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists. The scoring side is in the lead, and according to the league's newly released MVP list, Embiid is also at the top of the list.
Perhaps Embiid wants more than just MVP this season, but also the honor of a regular season scoring champion. But what does Philadelphia want more than just these tiny personal honors? They sent off the team's champion Shu ben Simmons before the trade deadline, thus getting James Harden. To be sure, Embiid also made a final effort to try to keep him when the team traded his long-time teammate. But unfortunately, Simmons' departure from the team is almost a certainty thing and cannot be reversed.
Sending away the untenable Champion Show, Philadelphia has ushered in a new superstar, Embiid's best partner to win the championship. Yes, Harden was already a regular season scoring champion and MVP before joining the Nets, with a wealth of court experience and ball quotients. And according to the speculation and analysis of many people in the league, Harden and Embiid are very likely to play the style of the former OK combination. In fact, Harden has not yet made his Philadelphia debut at this stage, while the 76ers can still maintain a record of 35 wins and 23 losses, ranking third in the East. With Harden's help, it's hard to imagine how terrifying the Philadelphia 76ers' offensive aggressiveness will be.
Both Harden and Embiid have unquestionable scoring abilities, but their scoring methods are different. Harden tends to shoot from the outside, while Embiid tends to attack from the inside, and the scoring methods of the two teams can almost reach a state of non-interference with each other. Leaving aside for a moment what kind of height the future Philadelphia 76ers will reach, the current situation is exciting.