How Joel Embiid Became An MVP Contender
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2021
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
The Philadelphia 76ers are sitting alone at the top of the Eastern Conference, and a huge reason why has been the early-season dominance of Joel Embiid. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Derek Bodner to look at how some key adjustments — and key additions — have helped bring out the big man’s best, and whether the often-injured star can potentially bring home an MVP.
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| 0:31.8 | The Philadelphia 76ers are sitting alone atop the Eastern Conference, and a major reason |
| 0:37.7 | why has been the dominant play of Joelle and Bede. |
| 0:40.7 | Today, the athletics Derek Bodner on how the sixers retooled roster is bringing out |
| 1:02.8 | in Bede's best, and whether the seven-footer can overcome his long history of injuries and bring home an MVP. |
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| 1:22.7 | It's Monday, February 1st, and this is the lead. |
| 1:26.2 | It felt like something great was happening. |
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| 1:50.6 | Well, so Derek, last season ended in pretty disappointing fashion for Philadelphia. |
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