Embiid calls 'bulls--t' on players claiming they don't care about MVP One thing I'll say is that if people tell you they don't care about it they're lying That's the best award you can get as a basketball player If I were to win it it would validate all the work that I put in

Discussing the lack of repeat champions in the modern NBA ESPN's Vincent Goodwill calls the Larry O'Brien a participation trophy

Bill Simmons on Towns MVP case The best player should always win Finals MVP Curry should have won it either way all they were doing was worrying about him for 6 games the dumbest was when Parker won in '07

Wilbon I have a vote and I was trying to figure out well have I voted for Jalen Brunson 1st Team All-NBA I haven't Voted for him 2nd We value other stuff that we shouldn't value So let me go against my own vote Jalen Brunson's at least as valuable as Luka Doncic

Charles Barkley sounds off on NBA analytics

Windhorst Even though Jaylen Brown was talking about himself for MVP the Celtics did not feel like Jaylen had the best season on their team They felt that Derrick White had a better season

Stephen A Smith on Jalen Brunson I'm shocked to have to say thistonight it looked like he was playing to be an MVP rather than be playing to win game 3