The NBA announced this afternoon that Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic are the NBA Players of the Month for their respective conferences.
Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month for January. pic.twitter.com/3EVgRxLRY7
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) February 2, 2023
Joel also won the award for December, after Jayson Tatum won for November. Overall, it’s the sixth time in his career Embiid has received the honor. For the month of January, Embiid averaged 34.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.