Joel Embiid is the early frontrunner for 23-24 NBA Most Valuable Player following the first ESPN straw poll by Tim Bontemps of the season.
Embiid received 63 out of 100 first place votes and 27 second place votes to finish with 848 points.
Nikola Jokic is second in the poll with 21 first place votes, 41 second place votes and 30 third place votes.
Embiid and Jokic have occupied the first two MVP spots in each of the past three seasons.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic round out the top-5.
Other players receiving votes are Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, De’Aaron Fox and Rudy Gobert.
