Updated: 4/13/23
Thirty-seven first-place votes for the NBA’s MVP award have been logged, with Joel Embiid having 26 of them. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo has six first-place votes, while Denver’s Nikola Jokic has five. As of right now, the point totals follow:
- Joel Embiid, 300 points
- Nikola Jokic, 160 points
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, 145 points
We’re weeks removed from ESPN’s Straw Poll, which narrowly had Joel Embiid winning MVP. To be exact, he didn’t actually win the first-place votes, but edged Nikola Jokic out by having more second-place votes.