{"id":19540,"date":"2023-03-14T13:22:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T13:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/14\/the-every-nba-mvp-runner-up-in-the-lottery-era-quiz\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T13:22:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T13:22:33","slug":"the-every-nba-mvp-runner-up-in-the-lottery-era-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/14\/the-every-nba-mvp-runner-up-in-the-lottery-era-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Every NBA MVP runner-up in the lottery era&#8217; quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  The NBA regular season is winding down, and as teams jockey for playoff position, the three best players in the league are also making a final push to take home the MVP Award. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/players\/nikola_jokic\/322891\" class=\"yard_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> is the reigning back-to-back winner and has been the presumptive favorite to take home his third in a row this season. But  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/players\/joel_embiid\/322810\" class=\"yard_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joel Embiid<\/a>, who has finished second in MVP voting the last two seasons, is  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/joel_embiid_boosts_mvp_case_with_big_night_vs_trail_blazers\/s1_13132_38564717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not going to make it easy<\/a>   on the Joker. Of course, there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/players\/giannis_antetokounmpo\/261031\" class=\"yard_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a>, whose  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/milwaukee_bucks\/72\" class=\"yard_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> have the best record in the NBA and who is  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/the_30_ppg_in_the_regular_season_quiz\/s1__38530882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">averaging more the 30 PPG<\/a> for the first time in his magnificent career. With less than a month to play before the postseason, expect the three candidates to ball out over the next few weeks, hoping they will take home some individual hardware at season&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings us to today&#8217;s quiz of the day. As noted, Embiid has been the NBA MVP runner-up the last two seasons and could be headed for a third straight this year. So with that in mind, how many of the players who finished second in the NBA MVP voting since the 1985-86 season can you name in five minutes?<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\tjs.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=125075807517358\";\n\t\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/the_every_nba_mvp_runner_up_in_the_lottery_era_quiz\/s1__38572764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA regular season is winding down, and as teams jockey for playoff position, the three best players in the league are also making a final push to take home the MVP Award. 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