The 2022-23 NBA MVP award race is one of the closest in recent memory. Each of the three main favorites—Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid—has a legitimate case to get the honors, and the voters will have a hard time deciding who has the slight edge.
However, the answer is clear if you ask Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. Speaking with Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes earlier this week, Curry, who was two MVPs himself, endorsed Embiid as the most deserving of the award.
“I would say Joel [Embiid],” Curry said when asked about his pick for this season’s MVP. “Any person you pick, their body of work could be compared to [Nikola] Jokić or Giannis [Antetokounmpo]. But Joel took a leap that I think a lot of people didn’t expect because he was dominant already.”
“That leap turned heads and put [the Philadelphia 76ers] in a great position. If I had to pick, it would be him,” Curry added.
Unlike Jokic and Antetokounmpo, Embiid doesn’t have an MVP award on his resume. He has been the finalist for the award in the past two seasons but lost both times to Jokic. This season seems like his best shot considering the dominant run he put together. The 29-year-old player is currently averaging career-high 33.0 points per game while adding 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.7 blocks.
