The NBA Today crew looks at highlights of the MVP candidates heading into the All-Star Break before Tim Bontemps joins the conversation to discuss the results of his Straw Poll 2.0 that shows Nikola Jokic as an overwhelming favorite to win the award for a third straight year.
0:00 Coast to coast with MVP candidates
2:50 Embiid’s health
3:54 Straw poll results
9:52 Perk’s dynamic duos
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Maybe no, but definitely YES!
Perkins is absolutely capping about Jokić searching for triple doubles. He’s had like 20 games this year with 1 stat off a triple double and the teams 25-0 when he gets one. Is that not telling enough man
People need to stop acting like the Joker's a chump in the playoffs. I'll list 3 players postseason stats: Player 1: 26 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 0.9 block, on 52/40/84% efficiency. Player B: 27, 12, 5, 1, and 1.4 on 53/26/63% effeciency. Player 3: 24, 11, 3, 0.8 , 1.5 on 47/30/81%.
Jokic has also never been swept, and only had 1 first round exit: last year when he had Barton and Campazzo as starters. He was also the best player on the only team to come back from 3-1 twice in one season. Giannis had 3 first round exits his first 3 playoff runs, and Embiid got swept with a healthy team by the celtics the first year he was 'robbed' of the MVP and has never made it out the second round.
Perk's third season crying about MVP candidates, he just can't get it.
He sure wins a lot of MVPs for a guy who doesn’t win when it counts the most 🥱
How is Perkins saying that Embiid leading the league in scoring for a second straight season as a center probably has never been done before?! Do some dang research, Wilt Chamberlain did it a whole lot of times in a row. See man that's what I'm talking about with these new era commentators like Perkins or Reddick. They're biased to whatever is happening now and don't know hardly any history of the league.
I personally love watching these nobrows like rj twist themselves into knots about how maybe Jokic has not actually been the best player on earth the past 2 years and is even better this year! Jokic and Denver are putting up historic numbers this season and are in 1st and still get to be underdogs with no hype and no national media belief. It's awesome.
Jokic is inevitable. When Denver win the chip this year all these weenies will have to choke it down AGAIN and I can't wait
jokic stat pad triple double???? and still they haven't lose A SINGLE GAME THIS SEASON how can you say oh he's hurting team passing open looks WHEN HE NEVER LOSE HOWS THAT A WRONG PALY IF IT WORKS??? just wont to know
i love that the international players r finallly the ones dominating the nba
A Lock? No..he's in a tight race with Luka and Lauri Markkanen for MVP
Jokic is about to get more MVPs than Giannis, Durant, and Curry. Guess what these guys all have that Jokic dont 😂 And we're saying Jokic is more valuable than these 3?
When Kobe was carrying smush Parker nba said it didn’t count lol
It seems like he decided this year he was only going to take smart shots and become a true point center. It's crazy that after the near perfect last two seasons he still made improvements to get his FG up to 63% and assists above 10, but he STILL gets 25 a night because he's a 39% 3-pt shooter and 83% FT. Talk about efficiency. He is redefining basketball like Curry did, like LeBron did, like MJ did. So now we have bigs across the league getting more assists (guys like Stephen Adams and Plumlee), as well as folks like Sabonis (6.7 apg) and Sengun who are molded in Denver's high post passing attack because coaches see how effective it is.
People love to hate on Jokic because he's not flashy
Lol Perk is a casual
If Lebron couldn’t do this because of voter fatigue then this definitely shouldn’t happen
Jokic is clearly the GOAT and best player in the world right now
Jokic Jokic Jokic!!! Easy,,, he s the best this year!!!
How is the pressure on Jokic to win a championship but not Embiid
Jokic has a healthy squad? Murray, AG and MPJ have been in and out of the lineup all season. Start watching the games. Also, who were Bird, Russell and Wilt playing with when they won their MVPs and titles? Jokic doesn't even have ONE all-star on his team. Stop hating.
Omg RJ just hating! Makes no sense what he’s saying. That narrative of Jokic carrying the Nuggets last year, Jokic was the best player in the league, thats why the narrative existed. Giannis is carrying Milwaukee, but he is not the best player this year
Lol the casual media so salty as usual. I for one LOVE this. The tears when Joker wins again will be amazing man. Real basketball fans always win in the end.
Yes. How can you not give him his 3rd straight I don't get it…
I've got a crush on Malika though 😍
You can't down play the triple double period.
It's the Jokic era just admit it already…
Injured does not mean you are not healthy.
Last 2 yrs Jokic is doing things never done before and now only 3rd player in history has done. And match his numbers in Reb, pnts and asst in a season last yr.. 🤔 its his
Embid is incredible yes..While it is an awesome yr he is having has anyone done what he is doing stat wise this yr. ? Answer is yes.. Has anyone done what Jokers doing right now. 2 players in history. Last yr joker has pnts, reb and asst record season amd going to match it again. Only player in history to do it and now doing again + averaging Trpl double MVP
If you take those three off their team all are out of playoofs so it's hard I think jocic 10 assists per game and first place is the reason he will win
Got to win at least a ring. Otherwise, Jokic is just a season mvp.
Giannis should be MVP
Never heard of jokic
It will be funny when GS or Lakers beat Nuggets in the first round. Glad we are going to award him a third consecutive MVP.
my only question is that how in the world does Perk have a freaking vote?!
can't believe people take these idiots seriously
Jokic better than LeBron and anthony Davis
These guys are fools stat pad he doesn't watch because Jokic shoots 63% when Russ was shooting 47% also leading the league in turnovers Jokic not even close, Russ had a 6th seed Jokic a 1 seed embidd is gonna miss games litterly said he's not healthy so after all star he might miss last 2 weeks Jokic doesn't miss and championship don't matter for MVP it's a regular season award Robert Horry has 7 chips vs MVPs who have 0 RJ is such a hater always hating that Jokic gets love because he road the bench for Denver his last year Jokic I believe is gonna take Denver all the way and the media still will find reasons to hate this man if he was on the Lakers he would be a god but since it's Denver he's stat padding know what your talking
24.7-11.5-10.1 average ?? So Jokic is responsible for about 60 points in every game?? 60 points !! If this is not enough for the MVP award, what is enough??
The nuggets getting Reggie Jackson is gonna be huge y'all will see! Upgrade over bones and I love bones but he is either on fire or cold as ice and will shoot some crazy shots Reggie Jackson is a boss and in playoffs too!