Three Things to Know: Embiid? Jokic? Antetokounmpo? NBA MVP race closest in years

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I have no idea who will get my NBA MVP vote in a month. The only thing I know for sure is that I will lose sleep figuring it out.

In a normal year, this race would feel decided by now and sports talk debate shows would have to argue even more about what Aaron Rodgers should have done. The NBA MVP race would be all but over. Joel Embiid would have the trophy locked up by now. There would be no argument when voters looked at his statistical case combined with the eye test of watching him dominate opponents.

Embiid (43 PTS & 14 REB) was unstoppable against the Bulls