After Joel Embiid missed the 76ers’ annual road game in Denver for the fifth consecutive season on Tuesday, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic dismissed questions about his counterpart’s absences.

Jokic won the award in 2021, 2022, and 2024 and finished second to the 76ers Joel Embiid in 2023. He challenged for it again ...

By finishing second in this year’s MVP balloting behind only Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic — the Denver ...

This article was originally published on fansided.com as 76ers could steal page from Nikola Jokic's book to get Joel Embiid his first ring.

Some might say the big man is a dying breed in the NBA. Try telling that to Nikola Jokic or Joel Embiid, two of the ten best centers in the NBA today who have won the past four MVP awards.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the leading star of the Oklahoma City Thunder. How does his salary compare to that of Denver ...

Jokic is no stranger to the MVP conversation after the past four years and has seen some incredibly toxic MVP debates over that time — most notably in 2023 when Joel Embiid won. His approach has ...

This is Jokic’s fifth consecutive season being squarely in the MVP debate. He won three of the past four years and finished second to Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid in a much-debated race.

Assuming good-ish health for 76ers big man Joel Embiid (which is hardly a given), why can't the ex-Nuggets sideline chief do the same in Philly? Jokić has blossomed into the Association's premier ...