Many fans around the NBA think that Joel Embiid got robbed of the MVP trophy a couple of seasons ago. Philadelphia had the third seed in the East in 2022, and the Denver Nuggets limped into the playoffs as a No. 6 seed.
It was a bit unprecedented for a star in Nikola Jokic, whose team didn’t stack up so well during the regular season, to steal MVP. It’s not that Joker wasn’t worthy — many view the reigning 2023 NBA Finals MVP as bar none, the best player in the sport. Still, Embiid didn’t spend that summer one year ago sulking.