As the 2021-22 regular season winds down, it appears Jokic has the inside track to repeat. After Jokic finished just behind Embiid in the previous edition in mid-February, the four-time All-Star claimed 62 of 100 first-place votes in the third and final iteration of ESPN’s MVP straw poll, giving Jokic a clear — though narrow — lead over Embiid and Milwaukee Bucks forward and most recent back-to-back MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Source: Tim Bontemps @ ESPN
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Nikola Jokic last night:
✅ 26 PTS
✅ 19 REB
✅ 11 AST
It’s the seventh time Jokic has recorded at least 20p/15r/10a in a game this season, one more such game than all other players combined. pic.twitter.com/xpjRiYNKTG – 9:01 AM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
.@Tim Bontemps straw poll of 100 voters has Nikola Jokic beating out Joel Embiid for NBA MVP honors pic.twitter.com/WZkhntTgfb – 7:45 AM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
The Nuggets put another important win in the book….