By Joël Pütz | Sports journalist
The battle for the 2023-24 MVP is perhaps the most indecisive in recent years, following the controversy surrounding Joel Embiid. Because behind him, there is no shortage of candidates for the Michael Jordan trophy… Tony Parker also gave his actual opinion on the subject recently, during the SKWEEK Show.
Just a few days ago, there were few who would not consider Joel Embiid as the favorite for MVP. Already holding the title of best player of the regular season, The Process averaged more than 35 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists within a Sixers team in very good form. So he headed straight for the back-to-back… until he was injured against the Warriors.
Because of that, the pivot is on the floor for a while but above all, it will be impossible for him to reach the 65 match mark in order to be eligible for a reward at the end of the campaign. The new rule introduced by the league has been controversial since, but we already know that we will have a new MVP in 2023-24… and it is difficult to make a choice at the moment as the list of contenders seems absolutely terrifying.
Nikola Jokic, Tony Parker’s favorite for MVP
Between Shai Gilgous-Alexander who leads a fantastic Thunder team, Jayson Tatum who has the best record in the league with Boston, Luka Doncic who massacres everything at the Mavericks or even Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic, there is no shortage of candidates. During the last broadcast of SKWEEK ShowTony Parker nevertheless gave his favorite in the race:
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Embiid has just been injured, so there are players who will perhaps try to take the lead to try to be MVP, even if Jokic it will still be hard not to give him his third.
Double MVP before being dethroned last year by Embiid, the Nuggets pivot actually has a very good record to support him.
While his team is 4th in the West, the reigning champion and MVP of the Finals is having a new great individual campaign. More than 26 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists on average: the Serbian may not care at all about personal accolades, he has not left the podium of this distinction for years and he should once again finish very high in the rankings.
His preference therefore goes towards the Joker, TP however does not exclude that he could be beaten by one of his peers. His gaze is particularly focused on the Thunder:
Afterwards I like Shai, Shai is very strong. With what he’s doing in OKC, if OKC manages to have the second best record in the NBA… because Shai he doesn’t have a second star on his team.
Joel Embiid’s injury has turned the tables in the battle for the MVP, even if Tony Parker names Nikola Jokic as his favorite. We imagine that his competitors will want to have their say, in particular Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic who each have a crazy season.
2024-02-14 04:40:53
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