2023 NBA Most Valuable Player: Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)

The 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player was Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers. According to the NBA's official list of MVP winners, the award for 2023 went to him.

Award at a Glance

Field	Detail
Year	2023
Award	NBA Most Valuable Player
Winner	Joel Embiid
Team	Philadelphia 76ers
Career wins	1st

Why It Mattered

The 2023 MVP honored the most dominant and consistent player across the full 82-game regular season. Joel Embiid earned it on the strength of his season-long body of work with the Philadelphia 76ers.

On the all-time NBA Most Valuable Player list, 2023 is Joel Embiid's single appearance — a one-season peak rather than a repeated reign.

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The Other Award That Year

Two individual prizes were handed out in 2023: the NBA Most Valuable Player and the Finals MVP.

• This page's award (NBA Most Valuable Player): Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
• The same year's other award (Finals MVP): Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets)

They went to different players — a clean reminder that "best over a whole season" and "most decisive when it mattered most" are two separate questions.

For the distinction between the two awards, see Finals MVP vs MVP.

Year-by-Year Timeline

• Next (2024): Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) → 2024 NBA Most Valuable Player
• Previous (2022): Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) → 2022 NBA Most Valuable Player

Related Reading

• Complete List of NBA Finals MVPs (1969–2026)
• The History of the Finals MVP Award
• What Is the NBA Finals MVP Award?
• NBA MVP vs Finals MVP: What's the Difference?
• Joel Embiid honor timeline
• 2023 NBA Finals MVP: Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets)

Sources

Year, winner and team data on this page were verified against the NBA's official MVP winners list (NBA.com history mvp-winners) and Basketball-Reference public records, cross-checked against this site's two internal reference lists (last verified 2026-08-15).

FMVP Club — Independent fan site, not affiliated with the NBA.

Related Reading

• Joel Embiid: Hard Work and Role Model
• Joel Embiid: Glory and Idol
• Joel Embiid: Most Valuable and Legacy
• 2023 Hall of Fame: Enshrined in the Same Class as Wade and Bosh
• 2023 NBA Finals MVP: Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets)