Be still my heart.
After having Joel Embiid, the reigning MVP and two-time scoring champ, ranked sixth coming into the season, The Ringer has seen the error of its ways. In the latest Top 100 NBA Player Rankings, the outlet ranks Embiid third behind two-time MVPs Nikola Jokic and Steph Curry.
The updated blurb by The Ringer’s Zach Kram:
“Embiid started this season embroiled in James Harden’s trade drama, with the sour taste of yet another early playoff exit still lingering. A month later, he’s on pace for his third scoring title in a row, leading perhaps the East’s second-best team, and dishing way more assists than ever before.