FIRST TAKE | “Luka Doncic will surpass Nikola Jokic as the favorite for NBA MVP” – Stephen A. claims

FIRST TAKE | “Luka Doncic will surpass Nikola Jokic as the favorite for NBA MVP” – Stephen A. claims

The overwhelming favorite to win his third MVP award at minus 800 Luca donic is at plus 550 while Shay gilis Alexander is 16 to one Giannis and Jason Tatum are the only other players on the board at 100 to one all right Shannon I’m going to start with you on this one

I kind of feel like I know where you’re going do you think that joic should be the MVP I do um the consistency and I think sometimes Stephen A you know you’ve been a voter for this and sometimes the guy numbers are just so they’re just so

Consisted across the board like Jordan I mean after you after after you see him average 335 and five for like 6 years in a row you’re like what’s so special about it or jannis is doing what he’s doing or Lebron when in his prime was

Doing what he was doing I think I think Nicole yic is going to win the MVP is third in about five to six years and I think uh Luca if if Luca won it I wouldn’t be disappointed if Luca won it because I don’t know if anybody’s

Noticing but the LA I mean he’s always been great but Stephen A he’s taking his play to another if you can imagine that he’s taking his play up to another level so I wouldn’t be disappointed if Luca won it but I think Nico is goingon to

Win it yol’s gonna win it Shannon I’mma do you a favor man I’mma give you the last word on this subject while I throw this bot while I throw this by you okay let me see if I can change your mind we recognize the greatness of the reigning

Defending Champion as is Nicole yic in the NBA Finals MVP we understand right yes my choice right now is Shay Gil just Alex Ander he’s the number one seed in the west as we speak M he’s played 71 of 74 games this year Shannon wow he’s third in the NBA averaging 30.3 behind

Luca and Giannis only he’s had an NBA High 50 games of 30 or more points this season he leads the league in assist he’s shooting a career-high 53.9% from the field 58 % on twoo shots 36.5% from three-point range okay and by the way Shannon in four games against

Denver they’re three- one he’s averaging 265 and five floor is yours right well I think he leaves the league in steals uh yes he does I said that I said that halberton leaves the league in assist uh you know what Stephen I look I think the thing is

Is that a lot of times we see uh uh voters they vote okay best player on the best team and that that that kind of how it goes you and you’ve heard that before and you know what I don’t I it’s not like I’m gonna get on I’mma file a

Petition that said nicolei should have been the MVP if Shay Gil just wins but I just think given what he’s done uh uh yoke and what he’s been able to do and the efficiency he’s shooting almost 60% from the floor Stephen A and on a nightly basis he’s given you these

Numbers and you just we take them for granted now we take him for granted now Stephen A because he do he does it with such frequency you’re talking about him and I get that but we’re looking at a championship team championship coach Championship Personnel surrounding them we didn’t see this from Oklahoma City

The number one seed and this brother right here sh sh Gil is Alexander leading the way he’s special he’s special I think it might be close but I don’t know if they go you what your honest assessment who do you think’s going to win if you had to say right now

Who do you think’s going to win I think they’ll give it to your I would vote for Shay I have a vote I would vote for Shay joic would probably be number two I got to admit to you it’s a battle for number three between uh anth Edwards and and Jaylen

Brunson hold up you just left LCA hold on you left LCA out was just hey hey hey hey that’s a f seed that’s a fit seed he battling for fit seed right now fit SE say come on Shannon come on sh you see my Nicks you see my Nicks watch your

Mouth you watch your mou Shon you watch your Bo I’ll call in the night cap I’ll call right you you better stop it Wy did a number on y’all y’all let womy do a number y OG Julius Richard Robson come on Shannon you know what I’m going call in

The night I’mma call in the night you call in the night I’m trying to tell you man y’all better stop that you going to give jayen bruss some love you going to give it to yeah he’s he’s bought Stephen A you want me to give man credit the man

Took 44 shots it’s one game it’s one game no let me take it back he took 47 shots didn’t he didn’t he take 47 shots I don’t want I don’t have no recollection that break memory sh 50 we got to leave it there still there legs let’s start with your guy and your

Team the nuggets and the Joker he had 26 points 18 rebounds 16 assists just let that sink in a moment they blow out the Cavs who’s the biggest threat to them in the west I think it’s the Dallas Mavericks and and you know I’ve been on this pretty hard since the trading

Deadline and they’re doing nothing to make me think otherwise um particularly when you look at the one thing Dallas was not doing consistently was defending well look at what they have done defensively during this stretch they’ve won 11 out of 12 games uh and they faced

A team last night that they won 11 straight in their building and LCA donic came out with such a dialed in focus at the start of this game he completely took the game over in the first quarter and it stayed that way the rest of the night so the combination of the

Greatness of Luca with Kyrie as a supplemental scoring star the athletes that they have now and then now they’re actually defending at that level on a given night I think Dallas is the biggest threat again avoid the nuggets at all costs early if if you can but I

Think why wouldn’t you think Dallas is poised to be that team that could be the last one standing against the Nuggets I I would actually say first off Nicole yic is my MVP know SGA other players are in that category but he is the Bonafide

MVP in my opinion and I would agree with you legs on the Mavericks it it feels like Luca and Kyrie are having fun when they play together it’s not oh legs you go now it’s my turn to go now you go it feels like there’s fluidity and continuity in how they’re playing

Offensively it’s a very Dynamic back court yeah you said that you think this is the best team that Luca’s had since he’s been in Dallas and that includes the team that made the conference fine no question about it and that team had Jaylen Brunson I get it they had Spencer

Deny those two guys were huge for them this is the best team because he’s got he’s got Kyrie a Bonafide Superstar scorer next to him it’s the supplemental pieces and the way that they fit together by the way we just watch that highlight about five times while we were

Talking can we please show that shot one more time that’s the most absurd shot I have seen certainly this year one of the most absurd shots in my career step through step through scoop shot from 22 feet and then just this reaction man what what are you going to do you how

Irritating that is to your opponent when not only you do this then you just laugh all the way down the court like oh this is so fun out here isn’t it guys maybe not for Jabari Smith Is this different I I I I I said it before I think we’re finally seeing

Everybody wanted results in year one and it takes a while to learn how to play with two guys who are primary ball handlers and now I think with the continuity and the pieces like leg said this team is one of the most dangerous teams there is in the Western Conference

I’m also not going to just Overlook Minnesota as well I know not having Cary tals but defensively the way they are built there’s some dogs too now I’m just thinking about the trade deadline last year Kyrie goes out to play with Luca and we all thought oh what a disaster

They didn’t even want to make the playoffs Durant goes to play with Devin Booker and we’re thinking oh they’re a year away from being a championship Contender and boy how quickly that feels like it has switched let’s St here in New York Jay the Knicks and the Thunder

Play an unbelievable game last night Thunder Wind up winning late sgaa with a big shot Nicks lose another Heartbreaker and nailbiter and then there’s the bad mojo not Mojo but just sort of bad comments about the possibility of getting back some of their injured Stars How concerned if you’re a fan of the

Knicks who have had such a good season How concerned should you be I I am concerned for the Knicks first off I think other Bonafide superstars in the league get that call that Jay and Brunson didn’t get that hip check call on Luke dir I I think he should have

Gotten that call I also think that down the stretch not having Mitchell Robinson not having Julius Randle not having some of their front Court players is a major OG anov like last night that would have been a matchup for SE gilst right having OG on that floor would have made a world

Of a difference the fact when I hear Tibido talk that of uncertainty not knowing when those guys are coming back considering the way their last nine games against playing caliber teams I am concerned for them down the stet I’m very concerned about where else is it

Going to come from besides Brunson in a big spot and this is where Julius Randle comes into it because you look at the rest of their pieces and I loved all the guys they added but it’s built around the two stars and they only have one right now brunson’s Sensational and look

There’s going to be nights he will be able to carry you all the way through in the fourth quarter that’s that’s asking an awful lot from one guy that’s a smaller guard playing that lead position to do that night in and night out without the secondary star next to you

They’ve got some streaky offensive players that on a given night can do it but at not being at full strength you you can’t look at them as the same threat that they were and even last night tibo had to go to four guards in Precious Chua for a stretch of that game

Because you don’t have Mitchell Robinson you have don’t have Julius Randle you have no size available besides hartenstein yeah the other night uh Brunson had 61 points and they lost a game so it it’s it’s a lot on his shoulders we’ll see what they can do and then one more from speech foreign

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FIRST TAKE | “Luka Doncic will surpass Nikola Jokic as the favorite for NBA MVP” – Stephen A. claims