The NBA playoffs are upon us and many are already giving their predictions for the big party.
The good thing about this postseason is that there’s no clear favorite to win the championship.
However, there are players who have more pressure to win than others.
FS1’s analyst Emmanuel Acho recently revealed his mini-list of the players with the most pressure to win this season.
.@EmmanuelAcho reveals his top-5 NBA stars that are under the most pressure entering the playoffs 👀
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Chris Paul
3. Joel Embiid
4. Kevin Durant
5. Ja Morant pic.twitter.com/0PSUj5qrax— Speak (@SpeakOnFS1) April 7, 2023
Acho names Nikola Jokic as the first one. The Serbian player has won the last two MVP awards, and it’s time for him to get a ring.
At No. 2, he places Chris Paul. CP3 played in the Finals for the first time in 2021 and lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in six games.
Following Jokic and Paul, at No. 3 comes Joel Embiid, one of the best players in the league and an MVP candidate this season.
Kevin Durant, who hasn’t won a title since 2018, ranks No. 4 on this list. He has a big chance to do so with the Suns.
Last but not least, Ja Morant closes out this list. The Memphis Grizzlies have everything to win this season, but they need the leader at his best level.
These are difficult times for every team going into the playoffs.
No matter how things go in the regular season, it gets serious in the postseason.
In one week, we’ll be talking about the first duels of the playoffs, with these players going hard.
Who will win the championship? That’s still a question mark, but we have some good candidates.
Out of these five players, the only one who has championship experience is Durant, but he’s held to a different standard in the league.
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