On October 18, 2022, Beijing time, at the beginning of the new season, various media also made predictions for the new season awards. According to The Athletic's basketball expert group predicts the major awards for the 2022-23 season, among which Embiid won the regular season's most valuable player.
The specific prediction results are as follows: Regular season MVP: Embiid 14 votes, Doncic 10 votes, Antetokounmpo 9 votes, Curry , Durant , Jokic, Morant , Tatum and Zion also entered the candidates. In the competition for the best rookie, Ben Keiro won 18 votes, Keegan Murray won 13 votes, Smith Jr. won 5 votes, Ivy won 2 votes, and Sharp won 1 vote. Best defensive players Adebayo and Drummond Green both got 8 votes, Gobert and Antetokounmpo got 6 votes, Embiid, Allen, Mobri , Bridges , Leonard and Simmons also had votes. In the selection of the best sixth person in
Best Sixth Person, Poole 12 votes, Wood , Brogdon and Herro both got 5 votes, and Love and Wall also had votes. In the selection of the best coaches, Tyron Lue 11 votes, Fincher 7 votes, Malone 5 votes, Willie Green 24 votes, Jenkins 3 votes, Spolstra and Mike Brown are all 2 votes. Among the players with the fastest progress in the final, Edwards 6 votes, Maxi 5 votes, Zion, Halliburton 4 votes, Jaylen Green and Cningham are all 3 votes, and Cameron Johnson 2 votes!
It can be said that we can see from the vote that these options are actually very reliable. If nothing unexpected happens, these awards should be produced in the forefront of these candidates.