Joel Embiid Unplugged: On Ben Simmons, Harden Trade, And MVP Race

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🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This year's race for NBA Most Valuable Player is one of the tightest in recent memory. Two-time winner Giannis Antetokounmpo is making a strong push to become just the ninth three-time winner. The reigning MVP, Nikola Jokic, is putting up historic numbers night after night. And in Philadelphia, Sixers center Joel Embiid kept his team at the top of the East through a tumultuous year while averaging 30 points a game. Today, The Athletic’s Sam Amick joins us to talk about his recent exclusive interview with Embiid, where the Cameroonian big man shared his thoughts on the Ben Simmons saga, the acquisition of James Harden and if Philly has enough to go all the way. Plus we break down this historic MVP race by making the case for each of the top contenders.

Read Sam Amick’s full interview with Joel Embiid: https://theathletic.com/3213386/2022/03/28/joel-embiid-unplugged-on-the-mvp-trusting-daryl-morey-his-new-partner-james-harden-and-still-having-a-long-way-to-go/

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0:31.9	The NBA season is winding down and the MVP debate is getting spicier.
0:36.6	But one name that remains at the top of a lot of ballots is Sixer's Center, Joel and
0:40.8	Bede.
0:54.6	Today, the athletic Sam Amick joins us to talk about an exclusive one-on-one conversation
0:59.6	he had with the star Big Man and tells us what Mbead had to say about Benson and Strait
1:04.7	Saga, his relationship with Darryl Mori, and whether or not the Sixer's team has enough
1:09.3	to go all the way this year.
1:11.3	The phrase for me that stuck in terms of the conversation with Joel, was him saying we've
1:16.3	got a lot of work to do.
1:17.6	I think that's honest.
1:18.6	It doesn't mean we're doomed, it doesn't mean we're in trouble, it just means exactly what
1:22.7	it means.
1:23.7	We got a lot of work to do.
1:24.7	From Wondering in the Athletic, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky.
1:27.8	It's Monday, April 4th, and this is The Lead.
1:36.0	Sam Amick, welcome back to The Lead.
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