As the Philadelphia 76ers keep winning, and star center Joel Embiid continues to put up absurd numbers, the national media narrative appears to be shifting in the big man’s favor. On NBA.com’s latest MVP Ladder posted by Michael C. Wright, Embiid is now listed as third, behind Nikola Jokic and Jayson Tatum, and ahead of Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetoukounmpo. Sixers teammate James Harden is listed in the “five more” section after the top ten.
Here’s Wright on Embiid, who was listed as 5th in the last edition of the MVP ladder:
“The steady rise continues.