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Will games missed impact Joel Embiid’s MVP candidacy? | Podcast

Keith Pompey also talks about Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges' being the draft pick the Sixers gave away and Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Sixers center Joel Embiid (21) are the MVP frontrunners.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Sixers center Joel Embiid (21) are the MVP frontrunners.Read moreMatthew Stockman / MCT

In this podcast, Keith Pompey says Joel Embiid and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic are the leading NBA MVP candidates. Embiid has missed 18 of the 76ers’ 57 games. As a result, the Sixers center hasn’t played in enough games for his statistics to qualify for league rankings. However, Jokic has played in all 57 Nuggets games. Will voters hold that against Embiid?

Pompey also talks about Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges’ being the draft pick the Sixers gave away and Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict.