NBA 2018-19: MVP Power Rankings Week 7

Orlando Magic v Golden State Warriors
Orlando Magic v Golden State Warriors

#3 Joel Embiid

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Embiid is averaging a double-double this year.
Embiid is averaging a double-double this year.

Embiid has been growing his game exponentially for the past couple of seasons, and it seems like he's ready to take the final leap this year.

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The Cameroonian is averaging 27.5 points per game (6th in the league) across the 24 games he has played for Philly in the 2018-19 season. He is a monstrosity of a rebounder, pulling down a mind-boggling 13.4 boards (3rd in the league) on an average. He is playing the best basketball of his career this year, and expectedly so, is recording career-highs in points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game and conversion rate from the 2-point territory.

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He has been dropping 27.2 points on an average for the last 10 games, hence no wonder Philly have bagged 8 of their last 10 matchups and are strongly seated at 3rd in the East.

On the 14th November, he recorded his first career triple-double (19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists) in a loss to Orlando Magic, a sign that he is becoming more complete as a player with every passing game.

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