Rachel Nichols, Brian Windhorst and Kendrick Perkins react to a report from ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, in which a poll of NBA MVP voters shows Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is the favorite to repeat as the winner of the award ahead of Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Houston Rockets guard James Harden. They then (3:21) discuss the Bucks’ reaction to Giannis being stepped over by Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin.
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Rico
December 6, 2019 at 12:22 pm
He will disappear in the playoffs
Eric Moore
December 6, 2019 at 12:23 pm
Perks beard is perfection. Harden’s beard should be terrified.
Xonira Z
December 6, 2019 at 12:29 pm
Imagine not thinking Giannis is the MVP
Jordan Cook
December 6, 2019 at 12:36 pm
Kendrick Perkins “They not just beating people, They SMACKING people” 💀💯 man we (bucks/Milwaukee/fans) came a long way 😭💪🏾
Michael Pun
December 6, 2019 at 12:45 pm
Year 3 Lebron is better than Giannis.
Hotboy Hil
December 6, 2019 at 12:47 pm
Yall saying the “East is weak” but we beating western conference teams to🤷🏾♂️ beat the rockets, clippers, utah and more.
The Man Who Laugh
December 6, 2019 at 12:53 pm
Nah, He’s like games Harden and LBJ good for post-season only but in the finals Le choke again.
fassabil
December 6, 2019 at 1:01 pm
Yea but it’s Harden’s to win
Noah C Cornelius
December 6, 2019 at 1:01 pm
LeBron or Luka for MVP.
Squared Circle Squares
December 6, 2019 at 1:12 pm
Luka>Giannis
Šatara
December 6, 2019 at 1:24 pm
Perkins keeping it real
Joshua Frick
December 6, 2019 at 2:08 pm
Honestly, Giannis is going to need to hit those 3s & the Bucks will need to finish with more wins this season than they had last year for him to retain the MVP. Because that boy Luka is coming. When Luka finishes the year with 31.4 ppg 10.2 rpg and 10.3 apg, and the Mavs finish 4th in the West, when everyone knows they’d miss the playoffs badly without Luka, it’s gonna be hard not to give the MVP to Luka at that point.
Rupert Wilkes
December 6, 2019 at 2:19 pm
Like if LeBron is trash
Keith Sweat
December 6, 2019 at 2:29 pm
Blake Griffin is my favorite player
First Name
December 6, 2019 at 2:30 pm
Giannis was the mvp last season and is averaging better numbers across the board this season. Only way he’s not mvp is if espn keeps forcing Lebron down their throats.
madeislife
December 6, 2019 at 2:43 pm
NO CAP LEBRON AND THE LAKERS BALLIN BUT GIANNIS OUT THERE LOOKIN LIKE A 2 TIMER AND HIS TEAM BALLING TOO
Billy Figueroa
December 6, 2019 at 2:52 pm
Brian brings up a good point about voter fatigue and I m curious why it’s not happening with Giannis. James Harden won MVP one year and lost in the playoffs, and because he didn’t go out guns blazing he has never won again. Avg 36ppg last year and is avg more this year and is in 4th place
The way that Kawhi beat him last year does not sit well with me. Kawhi looked better and guarded him and beat him. LeBron has a better narrative this season of his revenge season and the Lakers have the same record as Milwaukee on a new team. Giannis has chemistry and has been in a consistent environment so we have to give a healthy, rested LeBron James credit for not only leading the league in assists and being a great leader, but for also making that defense better by being a stud defender once again
Finally, a lot is made of the Lakers schedule but the Bucks have only beat 1 team during their 13 game win streak which is a winning team and that was Utah who has been playing bad lately and got beat by a few teams. The West is tougher than the East and so even if the Lakers do have wins against non playoff teams, the Western teams are tougher than some of these weak teams like Chicago etc
madeislife
December 6, 2019 at 3:05 pm
AD been just as valuable as LeBron this season lets be serious!!!!!!!
H p
December 6, 2019 at 3:05 pm
Why say bucks have top 5 defense when they are statistically the best defense in the league? Also why say top 10 offense when they have the 2nd best offense in the league (statistically)?
shogrran
December 6, 2019 at 3:08 pm
Why is Lebron in the conversation. Any star player given a team full of stars and laying low star players gathered in a team like in avengers will play better. Heck put Al Horford in Lebron’s position and he’d play good as well.
shogrran
December 6, 2019 at 3:13 pm
Giannis was a nice guy brought up properly by his parents. Griffin is a bitter washed-up has-been compared to Giannis hahaha. He’s just bitter that he’s no longer that disrespecting dunker before. These morons can step over Giannis only because Giannis ALLOWS them to. If Giannis choses to fight instead of playing basketball… theyd be crawling in the hardwood floor faster than conner in his last fight with Khabib.
Akhnaton
December 6, 2019 at 4:13 pm
Team LeBron FBA all dayyy
Jerry Jazzbo
December 6, 2019 at 4:44 pm
No, he’s not.
Kai Prince
December 6, 2019 at 5:02 pm
Giannis is a fckin dog
Kai Prince
December 6, 2019 at 5:04 pm
We can fight 😤😂