Was honestly shocked when I saw this, because I’ve heard practically zero buzz for the MIP award. Maxey’s been awesome this year and made his first All-Star team, but Coby White went from awful to very solid, I thought he’d be the favorite by far lol. Everyone knew Maxey was a great player last season
by mastermind208
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If anything his odds have gone done. He was around -400 at some point. He was such a heavy favorite at one point that I think that’s the reason no one talked about it. Seemed like a given before Embiid and his own injury.
He’s been a heavy favorite for a long time now. Probably got lost because it’s just assumed he’s won it at this point.
Coby White deserves it more IMHO. Why do I believe that? Well Maxey was already great before, for starters, and while his scoring and assists have gone up from last season (+5.6 ppg, +2.7 assists) , his efficiency has also gone down significantly (60.5TS% to 57.5TS%). Coby White has added 10 ppg, more boards and assists, while also increasing his TS%.