NBA MVP straw poll - Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and where the race stands with two weeks left in the season
Last season, the Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic surpassed Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid in the closing weeks of the NBA's regular season to win the Most Valuable Player award, as injuries to Embiid and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James cleared the path for Jokic to become the first center to win the award since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000.


