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NBA MVP straw poll: 100 league insiders on where Embiid, Giannis, Jokic and LeBron are in the race

Throughout his career, Joel Embiid has made it clear that rings aren't the only pieces of hardware he desires -- namely, NBA Most Valuable Player Awards -- in his quest to become one of the league's all-time greats.

"You play the game to be the best," the Philadelphia 76ers star center told ESPN last week.

"And to be the best, you've got to have something to show for it. Who has a lot of championships but [doesn't] have any individual awards? Robert Horry. Would you say Robert Horry is a top-50 NBA player [all time]?