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Shaquille O’Neal Says Joel Embiid Must Win Unanimous MVP This Season: “If He Doesn’t Get Unanimous MVP, I’ll Be Disappointed.”

Shaquille O'Neal has high expectations of Joel Embiid, as he stated he'd be disappointed if Embiid doesn't win MVP unanimously this season.

Gautam Varier
Oct 23, 2022
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When Joel Embiid was forced to sit out for the first 2 seasons of his NBA career due to injuries, many had written off his chances of being special in the league. Big men with injury issues early on in their careers don’t tend to last too long and it is really a story we have seen play out numerous times in the NBA.

Embiid, however, bucked that trend and has gone on to have a fantastic career. He has been bothered by injuries but continues to push on ahead and he came into this season after having finished runner-up for MVP in 2021 as well as 2022.


Shaquille O’Neal Says Joel Embiid Must Win Unanimous MVP This Season

This past season was Embiid’s best in the NBA, as he led the league in scoring for the first time by averaging 30.6 points per game. It still wasn’t enough to wrestle away the MVP from Nikola Jokic, however, and Embiid was quite upset at missing out on the award yet again. He is done with the MVP race now, as he stated he doesn’t care anymore, but Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal wants him to aim for unanimous MVP this season.

https://twitter.com/nbaontnt/status/1583947856330702848

“If he doesn’t get unanimous MVP, I’ll be disappointed.”

Those are very high expectations as only one man has ever won the MVP unanimously, and that was Stephen Curry in 2016. Shaq got close once at his peak in 2000 when he fell one vote shy and we doubt Embiid is going to have a season like the ones those two had back then.

He’d happily take the MVP award even if he won by a single vote, but that’s probably not what’s on his mind right now. The Sixers are off to a terrible start to the season, as they have fallen to 0-3 after an embarrassing defeat to the Spurs and Embiid certainly gets the blame for 2 of those losses.

He played well below his normal level in their opening 2 games against the Celtics as well as the Bucks and Shaq criticized him for his play against Boston. Embiid bounced back with a 40-point outing against the Spurs but it wasn’t enough to get the win and you do wonder where the Sixers are headed this season. Sure, it is still very early on, but you’d have expected a much better start, and if they don’t turn things around soon, then some changes might be in order.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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