Whenever Coach starts talking bout balls too much i know i gotta skip that manscaped ad

Thank you for showing some much needed love to the thunder and SGA. They completely shattered expectations. I would love to see where MVP voters thought the thunder would place before the season started

They really be pushing another narrative to not give it to Jokic huh

His stats are almost exactly the same as last year... conflating a team's surprising success with his value is so disingenuous. The team around him got a lot better and that, along with the innovative coaching, should get the lions share of credit for the thunder's performance

People just saw the title and immediately started posting angry comments and their favorite players stats before even watching the video LMAO

My impression of the Thunder all season was they are playing so well as a unit. I love watching their teamwork. I never got the impression that SGA was doing it all, and that their wins relied solely on a single player and not the front office, the coach, and the team all working together to get results. The Thunder have really impressed me this year. They earned my viewership by playing well. SGA is definitely an MVP candidate, one or two imo, I just don't describe OKC's success as relying solely on just one player, that's what makes the team all that much more impressive.

SGA is three at best. Luka and Jokic are both more deserving imo.

100% agree. SGA has also been enormous in clutch situations as well. The Thunder are at their best when SGA, JDub and Chet are firing on all cylinders. They are so hard to stop all 3 and Giddey has really improved late in the season. Although they lack size and strength in the paint, they are fearless and they find a way to win. I don’t think they can get passed the Nuggets this season, but if they can pick up a BIG during the off season and with all their 1st round picks to come, they're going to have themselves a 3-4 year dynasty (as long as they can afford to keep all their young talent). Imagine Jokic joining the Thunder as a free agent!!

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander SKILLS ELITE 💪🔥💪

Shai is def the mvp

SHAI FOR MVP

SGA cooked them Nuggets more than once. They have the tie breaker.

Coach, you did it again and again…you got me watching the whole MVP ad not knowing it.

Didnt know nuggets are the 10th seed as jokic cant be considered mvp because of their record, this is funny, they literally have the same record

Regular stats, eye test, advanced stats, all indicate one answer for the MVP question. And that answer isn't SGA. Just check basketball-reference. It's so obvious.

With this logic, the MVP should be Tatum

The answer is no. TO ANYONE WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE JOKIC IS THE MVP this year. - he played more games than other MVP candidates, had the tied best record in the West with his best teammate miss 25 games. - Jokic was fifth in total points, third in total rebounds, second in total assists, and eighth in total steals. He's the only player in NBA history to be top-10 in all four categories in a single season. - Jokic led the entire league in on/off offensive efficiency with plus-18.9 points per 100 possessions. - He was first in total plus-minus at plus-682. Jokic was first in VORP (Value Over Replacement Player), PER (Player Efficiency Rating), Win Shares, Offensive Win Shares, Box Plus/Minus, Offensive Box Plus/Minus, and Defensive Box Plus/Minus. - Every single Nuggets starter had a higher effective field goal percentage with Jokic on the floor compared to him off - Jokic was the only player in the league that averaged at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. He's the sixth player to ever put up these numbers. - Jokic was second in total at-rim assists and total two-point assists. - He was first in total steals by a center. - Jokic was fifth in total deflections in the NBA. - He was second in the NBA in non-restricted painted area field goal percentage at 61.7 percent (minimum 100 attempts). - He finished second in total points in the painted area. - Jokic was first in post-up points and assists. - He also led the league in total points and total assists from the elbows. Jokic recorded the second-most double-doubles in the league with 68 and the second-most triple-doubles with 25. - Nikola had 21 games of 25-point triple-doubles, which led the league.

Just look at advanced stats...

Yessssiirrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!!!!!! Thank you for showing SgA some luv

Every time a righty goes to his left in a bballbreakdown clip, I know what we are about to hear hahaha.... Another great vid coach thanks

This made me go find highlights of Shaun Livingston. SGA's game reminds me of his. Miss watching that guy play!

Real mvp is Doncic. If not Jokic. Sga had a great season but when you compare him with Luka's numbers...

A clever ad is still an ad. Put that garbo at the end, please 🙏. I'll trade you likes and comments

"If you're the best player on the best team in the best conference, why not make that person the MVP?" Ummmm, because they're not the MOST valuable player!??! Hello!? The most valuable is the one that makes their team the most likely to win against the second-best team, over either the median or next-best replacement player.

That Shai jump shot is a thing of beauty. He has infinite variations of moves, and some of the most fluid footwork ive ever seen.

GIVE IT TO LUKA

Nice work 😊

Luka, jokic and shai who ever wins it deserves it. But I'll take joker because i want to see another 3x mvp player. He's gonna be the Larry bird of todays era so the jordan of this era will show up😂

Dude is smooth

Answer: no.

Depends on what's your criteria for MVP

SGA IS MVP!!!

Yup

If the basis of MVP is by score of: 10% basic stats 10% media vote 35% W-L record & position in conference 45% stats that affect his value on the team Would it be a good scoring system to determine MVP using numbers?

MVP, MVP, MVP!!!

nah. give it to luka if ou're not giving it to jokic

Yes

Everyones arguments as to why he should not be MVP is that he is too young and not much experience. Many think they became the first seed out, just pure luck. Those people are people who have not been watching them since they started rebuilding. It was not luck. There is a reason Coach Mark won Coach of the year and the OKC blue won the western conference. From the restart coach Mark has been known to send players to the OKC blue to develope them. I remember seeing them come back and playing better. OKC has been working hard on development and this year, there was a point where if felt that OKC was like, "Lets go for it!! We got this, we are ready!". They caught everyone off guard, but it shouldn't have. If they had watched all the games even the losses, they would have noticed their development was moving extremely fast. It wasn’t luck, it was hard work! Everyone says "he is awesome, he is MVP material, but NOT THIS YEAR, maybe next year or two." Why? Because he is too young and doesn't have more years of experience? Right. No. Shai MVP this year.

Great Breakdown, no doubt. Its not necessarily the numbers that has SGA in contention over Luka & Jokic for MVP. As stated by several analysts, the Thunder is the youngest team in the NBA with no other all-star & ranked first in the league. SGA, who's offensive game is not oriented near the 3 point line as a guard, has the better defense than Luka & Jokic. Further more, The Thunder has the season winning record over the Mavs & Nugs this year. If we are putting Jokic Luka over SGA, then we need to consider that there more NBA considered with individual stats & highlights, over true overall skill & team impact.

Luka and Jokic deserves more. But SGA makes this conversation more interesting with his consistency.

Jokic with the Nuggets has the same record as SGA with Thunder and Jokic has way better stats. There is no argument to give the MVP award to SGA over Jokic, maybe I can see an argument for Luka (though I still think Jokic is more deserving of it).

Of course he didn't mention this fact, Last 16 games, that's about last 20% of the season: Jokic: 31 7 5 16 11 7 35 16 2 30 14 11 didn't play 29 11 8 22 9 10 32 10 5 26 18 16 42 16 6 36 17 10 19 11 14 28 13 7 41 11 7 22 7 12 15 15 5 Shay: 20 7 3 31 7 4 23 7 8 12 3 2 24 5 8 didn't play didn't play 19 2 3 didn't play didn't play didn't play didn't play 40 7 4 26 6 5 23 7 3 15 1 6 If you want to see who is more valuable and who does more for their team just look at these number to close the regular season. Shay has ZERO double-doubles, ZERO triple-double, only one 30+ point game and one 40 point game plus missed a whole bunch of games while Jokic was killing opponents with 10 double-doubles plus 4 triple doubles, five 30+ point games, two 40+ games and missed just one game to close the season!!! Shay's numbers look pathetic to call him MVP next to Jokic numbers and how Jokic drags the Nuggets by doing absolutely everything for that team, that's true MVP! If you go deeper into advanced stats that are hidden Jokic kills Shay and everyone else there too!

SGA MY MVP

Big push for Jokic? Literally EVERYONE HATES ON HIM, even tho he is clear MVP, makes whole team better, pushes his team, doesnt just shoot million shots to get 50 pts.. you know shooting million shots doesnt make you MVP

Took you the whole season to make a video about the thunder huh

If anyone wants an interesting read, please hear me out below: The NBA seriously need to look at the bias from the MVP voting committee. I am seeing a disproportionate amount of votes for Jokic. There is another agenda going on that's not to do with basketball. Which is not only unfair to Luka but Jokic , SGA, and all the other candidates. Im seeing voters like Bill Simmons getting votes, the same person who partners will gambling sites like Fam Duel on their podcast. ESPN members get a significantly larger proportion of voting power, which is interesting when you look at ESPN recent venture into the gambling industry. The objectivity of these voters should be called into question. The odds being so in favour of Jokic is also telling. -5000 Jokic and 20/1 Luka. Vegas knows something we don't. As most basketball fan and mock polls suggest it should be a lot closer race. Oddschecker suggests a relatively even amount of money has been placed on the both of them. So how come Jokic is such a favourite... In December straw poll when Embid was front running favourite he was averaging less in pts, rb and ast than Luka is now - at 50 win pace, which Luka managed to achieve. So how come Luka was never the front runner. All of this information anyone can find on X, you can even find the voters names, which is also wrong. For all we know they are being bribed , colluding together to try and get the winner they or someone else wants. The house always wins as they say. It's clear who the fans MVP is it's Luka, my votes Luka by a mile, not just because of his performance but because I cannot stand corruption/ bias in sports. I would not be surprised if this is happening in the NBA, just look at FIFA - this Jokic, Luka situation reminds me of the Messi/ Harland balonD'or in 2023. Messi is the goat but it's almost felt as if Haaland could not have done more that year. Again both deserved to win and the odds, albeit in Messi favour were a lot closer. I feel sorry for Jokic as he does not deserve to be dragged down by all the controversy, he is an all time great but may look less legitimate due to the poor way in which the award is given. I am an NBA fan and do not have the time, platform or resources to deep dive into this the way I believe should be . But the NBA has to do better, MVP needs to be legitimately defined, it affects the history books and peoples trust in the organisation.

Jokic, SGA, and Doncic are all deserving.

Still Joker. The Thunder are great but SGA’s value to that much more balanced team is nothing compared to Joker’s to the Nuggets this year.

You open the video talking about SGA's PnR, isolations, finishing, and turnover rate when Luka is already statistically better at all of those things, while Luka with one arm and leg tied behind his back is still a better passer than SGA. I feel like I am going insane or something. There is a guy averaging a never before seen stat line, with the 2nd best combined averages of all time, the 2nd highest individual game score in league history, leading the league in PPG without free throws, is probably the best overall 3 point shooter in the league this season, did all of this while carrying a pretty shitty roster prior to the trade deadline, and once getting real NBA role players to start with him at the trade deadline has been the engine behind the best team in the entire league. Yet virtually nobody in the media wants to give him any credit and we have people talking about a free throw merchant who has had basically the same roster for years and couldn't do anything with them until a generational rookie showed up.

Put SGA in Detroit, I bet that they still suck. But if you put Jokic in Detroit, for sure they are contenders.

It's Jokic.

The dislikes looking nice

SGA, Same numbers as last year, Chet and JDubb’s growth are responsible for this turnaround. Can’t be “most valuable” when your value hasn’t gone up or down at all.

I wonder why sga isn't known as SEGA!

For a young team & no all star team mate with 53+% shooting for a guard, Shai you the MVP 🏀

05:28 why would anyone want your used boxers?

Defense should be rated fairly. SGA should win MVP over Luka and Jokic just because he is a two-way player

C'mon man. Jokic as center HAS much more assists than Shai as point guard. It is not even close. Luka has much better case. Luka has insane season. OKC has much deeper bench than Denver and they were healthy all year until Jokic missed Murray in 30% of games. OKC is first because Murray, Gordon etc missed 40 games

The 🐐 ladder: 1. Nikola Jokic 🇷🇸 [Serbia] P.I.E.: 21.1 2. Luka Doncic 🇸🇮 [Slovenia] P.I.E.: 20.0 3. Giannis Antetokounmpo 🇬🇷 [Greece] P.I.E.: 19.7 4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 🇨🇦 [Canada] P.I.E.: 18.7 5. Domantas Sabonis 🇱🇹 [Lithuania] P.I.E.: 16.9

Give it to him and watch the Thunder fold first round

Wait he knows how to score I thought he only took 30 free throws per game 😱

If you want to find out who's the MVP, just ask this simple question: "What their teams look like when they're NOT on the floor?"

come on, SGA is great but he is not on lvl with Luka & Joker.

Why not just rename the award to MVAP - Most valuable American player, that way you don't need to tie yourselves into knots to explain why Eastern European Slavs (Jokic, Luka) shouldn't win the award when everyone sees that those 2 are the most deserving of it, Jokic more so than Luka though

Ahh if only the clippers would listen to Doc Rivers... 😂😂😂😂

top 5 on both ends. no all stars. back to back 93% percentile jumps year over year. 2 way star.

SGA is the mvp. Better record than the other two and a better two way player than both. Plus SGA doesn’t have another player averaging 20ppg on his team

No. Luka is the MVP. SGA has the following: coach of the year, rookie of the year candidate, and the most improved player candidate.

OKC are up against the best in Nikola and cos. Not this year bruh, not this year..

#PraviMVP

Jokic, Luka, Shai & Tatum are all valid to get mvp to me no wrong answer

No, Luka deserves it. Shai not even in the same stratosphere as Luka man fuqattahere. After Luka It's Brunson. After Brunson it's Jokic, then SGA.

You haven’t showed any love to OKC all season and I’ve been waiting and this was worth the wait. Shai for MVP

Elite on offense and defense. I hope coach talks about his defense. It's what separates him from other MVP contenders. Best two way player since prime Kawhi, Kobe and MJ

Coach your content doesnt need a cringey clickbait title to lure in people. Great analysis of Shai but you forgot to explain why he is more valuable than jokic.

I feel like Shai gets a bit too much credit for his team's success. They shattered expectations because they got a super rookie and Williams dramatically improved as well as some great coaching. Shai is firmly third for MVP for me. Nuggets would be in the play in without Jokic and the Mavs would be in the lottery without Luka

And I think that's what gives SGA the edge. His defense is a difference maker and I'd give it to SGA this year over Jokic though I wouldn't be surprised if Jokic won it again.

Shais lead the 2nd youngest team in the NBA with no all stars to the 1st seed in a stacked western conference. They were one of the worst teams 2 yrs ago. literally a no brainer

Luka more likely

Stop it! Jokic is the real MVP.

Simply put, no Jokic is the MVP and deserves it more than any player in the league

sga is best player on a best team in west.. tatum is the best player on a best team in whole nba now

SGA does boost any team’s chance of winning

Yes sir!

Luka

The BEST player on the TOP team of the TOUGHEST conference. That's actually a pretty good case for MVP

I see why you still haven’t reached 1mil subs yet and why I been unsub’d. Bet the playoff coverage will be interesting for whoever watches as well lol.

Luka is the clear mvp

No, Nick. It's Jokic. Luka > SGA

What shocked me the most is the media gave 15 1st place votes to Joker,and only 2 1st place votes to SGA.It's disrespectful.SGA deserve half votes of media.

I'd say Luka deserved it a little bit more since he didn't have the team from the start AND did have to carry his own team through other's injuries Shai and Nikola basically had the whole starting team available all the time

I haven’t even started the video and the answer is 100% undisputed YES

Shai won't win it right now and may not win very many but he'll be like kobe in the sense that we'll look back and think "How did he not win like 5 of em"

Jokic and Doncic >>>> free throw merchant that got carried by his team and coach all season long 💯💯

Everything he does is is silk

It’s Jokic this year, last year was rightfully embiid. SGA has too much help from Chet and Jdub, Jokic is creating the western conference parity

No give it to luka

Shai MVP 😍🔥🔥🔥

Luka and jokic is the only right answer Jokic and shai have same record jokic averaged more assists and rebound and shooting more efficient Shai been good on defense but jokic have improved lead center in steals , so I can’t give it to shai over jokic Luka average more points, assists and rebound a just a little less efficient but Luka also shooting career high from 3 ball and shooting better then shai Luka also 10 in steals per game and 4th in guard I think it was So shai doesn’t have a chance if you want to be honest I will be surprise if he get 3 first place vote

he cant read the defense like luka and jokic can and make the passes like they do.