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00:00Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic, co-favorites as of this moment, entering the 2024-25 NBA campaign.
00:10Of course, the Joker has won three NBA MVP awards in the past four seasons.
00:17So, I will say this right now, I'll say the same thing in October if asked again.
00:23Do not bet Nikola Jokic to win the NBA MVP award.
00:27You are going to be giving away your money.
00:29It does not matter if his stats match what he has done in any of his three NBA MVP winning
00:35campaigns or even two years ago when he came up short against Joel Embiid.
00:39He is not going to win it.
00:41Voter fatigue and the narrative behind it will take its toll.
00:45That's why my bet, although it's the second shortest number alongside Jokic,
00:49at plus 380 is going to be on Luka Doncic.
00:52It feels like his time to win the NBA MVP award.
00:56He came up short in the NBA finals.
00:59Maybe a lasting image will be some of the frustration that overwhelmed his play at times
01:04for the Dallas Mavericks in this NBA championship series.
01:07But it feels like Luka Doncic, who can put up historic stats and numbers,
01:12like we have seen from Nikola Jokic in the last half decade in the NBA,
01:16is going to win the NBA MVP award this upcoming year.
01:20My money's on Luka.
01:21Yeah, and it's supposed to be on Luka, right?
01:24I always talk about how you get to be an all-pro in the NFL.
01:28You actually have to do it for two years before you get to become that all-pro,
01:30and it feels like sometimes in the MVP market, we don't surprise MVPs.
01:34Like, wow, never saw this coming.
01:36This guy wasn't even in the top 20 for MVP, and here he is winning it here.
01:39It's almost like you have to earn that MVP.
01:41Joel Embiid earned his MVP with a couple years of a chance to do it.
01:45They finally gave it to him.
01:46Nikola Jokic, the same way.
01:47But it just feels like the evolution of the NBA is we know how good Luka is.
01:51If he's healthy, he's earned the right and the respect
01:54where he possibly could be a walking triple-double next year,
01:57just like Nikola Jokic is.
01:59And quite frankly, if both of their statistics, Ben,
02:02are side-by-side the same, like we're seeing their odds right now,
02:05Luka Doncic is going to get that award.
02:06So let's take a look at the field at the Fandu Sports, at least the top six.
02:10Jokic, Doncic, SGA, Antonio Cupo, Embiid, and Edwards here.
02:14If I'm saying right now, regardless, let's just put all these players, Ben,
02:18in the same bucket.
02:19They're healthy.
02:20They have 65 games under their belt, and they've all been fantastic.
02:24I'm taking Jokic out.
02:25I'm taking Giannis out.
02:26I'm taking Embiid out, which leaves me with Luka Doncic, SGA, and Anthony Edwards,
02:31because we want the next great thing.
02:33We're ready to anoint Anthony Edwards at 15-1 right now to be an MVP.
02:37Maybe it's not his year next year.
02:39We're ready for Luka Doncic to be that MVP.
02:41We're ready for SGA, who said, you know what?
02:44Boy, he put a young team on his back in a sensational season.
02:47Now he's worthy of that MVP award.
02:50He was close this year.
02:51Same thing that we talked about Luka Doncic.
02:52That's just the way the human element goes, because again, if all things are equal,
02:56they don't want to give it to the Joker again.
02:59They don't want to give it to Embiid or Anthony Cupo, even if they're walking triple doubles,
03:03as we said.
03:04Fresh faces here that have earned it, Doncic, SGA, Anthony Edwards.
03:08That's where I'm going this year, Ben.