Who is your MVP pick and why?
Matt: Joel Embiid - he was really the only one in the running to challenge Jokic last season before Joel ended up getting injured. Injuries have been a problem throughout Embiid’s career, so to bank on him having a fully healthy season at the MVP level he was playing at prior is not a guarantee, but he’s got a good a shot at it as anyone else.
Guys like Kevin Durant, LeBron James and James Harden who have the skills to make a run at it seem firmly in the “saving it for the play offs” mode at this point in their careers and based on the makeup of their teams.