Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Leads as MVP Favorite: Market Analysis

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00:00Donny, is there anything even really to discuss, at least based on the oddsmakers, Oklahoma

00:05City's Shea Gilgis Alexander as a minus 600 favorite entering All-Star Weekend basically

00:12has wrapped up the award, right?

00:14And again, you look at the graphic, it's like, hey, like if you just like team, obviously

00:21best player on the best team usually gets a nod, right?

00:24That's always been in the MVP marketplace.

00:26But when you see the graphic, it's like, okay, SGA, 33, 5 and 6, Jokic, 30, 13 and 10, they

00:33go, yeah, easy.

00:34SGA is the MVP at this point.

00:35Some things don't make any sense, and also, what's to come?

00:38We understand SGA is a great basketball player, and I always equate this to the NFL.

00:42You can't be an All-Pro typically until you have like two All-Pro seasons, then they finally

00:47recognize you.

00:48SGA has been flirting around that MVP market for some time, it hasn't gotten one, but they

00:51want to see you on the level, then give you the benefit of the doubt the following year,

00:56which is what SGA is getting.

00:57And I don't think anybody's going to be upset then if SGA wins that award, but 30 plus games

01:02away at the All-Star break now, like he can maybe take a little bit of a down step back

01:07and Jokic seems like he never has a down step.

01:10But if you're just doing that, you know, if you say player A, player B, and put that up

01:14there, it's like, I don't understand these ratings at this point, and where these numbers

01:17are coming from, other than the love of SGA, and we always give it to Nikola Jokic.

01:22It's crazy.

01:23It's wrapped up and you see the numbers as if Jokic isn't going to average a triple-double

01:28for an entire season, and let's go, yeah, that's not good enough anymore.