When Embiid defeated Jokic with 41+7+10 and led the 76ers to a 126-121 victory over the defending champion Nuggets at home, then Embiid is better than Jokic this season. player? Obviously not, just one game cannot make a conclusion. Even if Embiid's statistics this season are extremely explosive, there is obviously still "moisture" in it. Nearly 60% of Tencent News netizens do not agree that Embiid is better. As for the four dimensions of ultimate honor, personal honor, public opinion recognition and player voice, it can be seen that Jokic is the more recognized "active No. 1 center" and "the best player in the league" in Embiid's mouth.
Ultimate honor pk: Jokic's team performance led to a complete victory over
In the world of the NBA, the ultimate honor is naturally the NBA championship. Only when you can win the O'Brien Cup can you truly stand on the top of victory.
Before winning the championship in 2023, Jokic and Embiid were actually in similar situations. Neither of them had won a championship, nor had they reached the finals. They had never truly proven themselves in the playoffs, so naturally they would not be recognized by public opinion.
However, with Jokic in the summer of 2023, he led the Nuggets to defeat the Heat 4-1 and successfully won the first championship in team history. Jokic won the FMVP unanimously without any suspense. Naturally, he successfully opened up the gap with the Heat. Embiid's position.
Jokic currently leads Embiid 1-0 in the number of championships, and leads Embiid 1-0 in the number of finals MVPs. Outside public opinion is also putting Embiid on the fire. After all, Embiid has not been able to win the championship so far. He has truly proven his ability to lead the team in the playoffs. He is still the only regular season MVP player in NBA history who has not advanced to the conference finals.
personal honors pk: Jokic mvp2-1 Embiid
Jokic: 1 championship, 1fmvp, 2mvp, 1 Western Conference finals mvp, 3 times best team, 2 times best second team, 1 time best rookie team , 5-time All-Star
Embiid: 1 mvp, 2-time scoring champion, 1-time All-NBA First Team, 4-time All-NBA Second Team, 3-time All-Defensive Second Team, 1-time All-Rookie First Team, 6-time All-Star
If you exclude the ultimate honor of the championship and simply compare other personal honors, Jokic and Embiid are actually about the same. It’s just that Jokic currently has two regular season MVPs, and is naturally one ahead of Embiid. After all, regular season MVP is the highest representative of personal honors, and Jokic’s pursuit of personal honors and data are not the same. Not too seriously.
What's more, Jokic also has the championship and FMVP trophy that Embiid desires more, and the value of FMVP is actually the big fish MVP. After all, FMVP means eventually leading the team to win the championship, while MVP is only a regular season award.
Public opinion recognition: The outside world generally recognizes Jokic
There is no doubt that Jokic and Embiid are the two strongest centers currently in service. As for the so-called "battle for the league's number one center", it is more of a media hype came out as a gimmick. At present, Jokic is the more recognized number one center, and even Jokic is considered by many authoritative US media to be the number one active player.
Jokic led the team to the championship last year, especially his super crushing performance in the playoffs, which allowed him to shatter past doubts that he could not lead the team to the top in the playoffs. On the other hand, Embiid has not been able to prove himself in the playoffs so far, especially when he has been invisible in key playoff games many times. Before he led the team to win the championship, it was impossible for him to equal the public opinion recognition, let alone overtake Jokic. strange.
Embiid’s voice: Acknowledging that Jokic is the best in the league
Although Embiid achieved a “double kill” of Jokic’s personal data and team victory in the first regular season meeting this season, it was only a victory. It's just a regular season game, and it won't change the outside world's conclusion of "Jokic > Embiid".
Embiid himself whispered in Jokic’s ear after the game. He also revealed the content of his whisper: “I just told him that he is the best player in the league. He won the championship and they are the best in the league. Our team, he is the fmvp in the finals, I asked him to keep working hard, see you in two weeks."
When Embiid himself admits that Jokic is the best player in the league, in fact, all the debates can end, after all, the player himself The recognition is stronger and more convincing.As for whether Embiid can catch up with Jokic in his future career, we can only wait and see.
(Text/Zui Wo Fu Sheng)
