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NBA Power Rankings: Joel Embiid Makes Early Case for MVP

We’re just over a month through the 2020–21 season, and an interesting MVP race is beginning to unfold in one of the most unconventional years in league history. Kevin Durant has returned from a torn Achilles in peak form, while both headliners in Los Angeles are in the midst of their own dominant campaigns. A bit bored of the former Finals MVPs receiving all the attention? Perhaps the league’s leading behemoths catch your eye. Joel Embiid is, well, dunking everything in sight, while Nikola Jokic could very well become the first center in NBA history to average a triple double.