Cameroonian pivot of the Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid (29), potential future French international, has been named best player of the regular season in the NBA.
The individual Grail, pending a possible collective consecration. Cameroonian Joel Embiid – potential future French international – became at 29 the second African in history to be named best player (MVP) of the regular season in the NBA, after Nigerian Hakeem Olajuwon in 1994, the American league announced on Tuesday. . Enough to make the 2.13m golgoth burst into tears.
The Philadelphia Sixers pivot succeeds the Serbian double title holder Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) who finished second in the votes, the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), crowned in 2019 and 2020, ranking third.
A monster season
Drafted in 2014 in third position by the 76ers, Joel Embiid has since taken on an XXL dimension with the Philadelphia franchise. This season, the mighty interior has shot 33.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 blocks per game, averaging 55 percent shooting.
Thanks to him (among others), the Sixers finished with the third record in the East, winning their ticket to the playoffs in which they are still engaged. After going 4-0 to Brooklyn in the first round, Philadelphia leads Boston 1-0 in the conference semifinals.
2023-05-03 00:12:49
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