Rachel Nichols

At some point, I don't always vote for the guy who's the highest in the standings, but at some point that matters, right? And to lead a young team to those kind of numbers, I was really impressed. I still think there should be a separate award for who the best player is in the NBA because we don't have one.

At some point, I don't always vote for the guy who's the highest in the standings, but at some point that matters, right? And to lead a young team to those kind of numbers, I was really impressed. I still think there should be a separate award for who the best player is in the NBA because we don't have one.

And it's funny, I filled out my awards ballot this year and I had to choose, guys, I had to choose who the ninth best rookie in the NBA was this year. Mind you, in the record books for all time on who in 2025 was the ninth best rookie. That's going down in the books, but not who the best player was. And there's years it's MJ, there's years it was LeBron, and they didn't win the MVP every time.

And it's funny, I filled out my awards ballot this year and I had to choose, guys, I had to choose who the ninth best rookie in the NBA was this year. Mind you, in the record books for all time on who in 2025 was the ninth best rookie. That's going down in the books, but not who the best player was. And there's years it's MJ, there's years it was LeBron, and they didn't win the MVP every time.

And it's funny, I filled out my awards ballot this year and I had to choose, guys, I had to choose who the ninth best rookie in the NBA was this year. Mind you, in the record books for all time on who in 2025 was the ninth best rookie. That's going down in the books, but not who the best player was. And there's years it's MJ, there's years it was LeBron, and they didn't win the MVP every time.

And it's just sort of strange to me because there's already kids out there who've never seen Jordan play and just downplay everything he did. And he wasn't that good. Kind of like our generation does with Kareem a lot of the time. Yeah. And, you know, all we have in the end is the record books and the record books are going to show that Kobe Bryant won one MVP.

And it's just sort of strange to me because there's already kids out there who've never seen Jordan play and just downplay everything he did. And he wasn't that good. Kind of like our generation does with Kareem a lot of the time. Yeah. And, you know, all we have in the end is the record books and the record books are going to show that Kobe Bryant won one MVP.

And it's just sort of strange to me because there's already kids out there who've never seen Jordan play and just downplay everything he did. And he wasn't that good. Kind of like our generation does with Kareem a lot of the time. Yeah. And, you know, all we have in the end is the record books and the record books are going to show that Kobe Bryant won one MVP.

And he obviously had a huge impact on the league. I just – I don't know why we don't have an award for this. The NFL differentiates between MVP and offensive and defensive player. The NHL has MVP and then, you know, the scoring and the goal scoring, whatever. We don't have that –

And he obviously had a huge impact on the league. I just – I don't know why we don't have an award for this. The NFL differentiates between MVP and offensive and defensive player. The NHL has MVP and then, you know, the scoring and the goal scoring, whatever. We don't have that –

And he obviously had a huge impact on the league. I just – I don't know why we don't have an award for this. The NFL differentiates between MVP and offensive and defensive player. The NHL has MVP and then, you know, the scoring and the goal scoring, whatever. We don't have that –

Oh, for that award? Top dog.

Oh, for that award? Top dog.

Oh, for that award? Top dog.

Yeah, and by the way, let's just call it that. It's perfect. Top dog award. Nikola Jokic. If you had to play a basketball game for the lives of yourself and everyone you know, and you had one pick of who the player was going to be on your team and everyone else was random assignment, who would you pick?

Yeah, and by the way, let's just call it that. It's perfect. Top dog award. Nikola Jokic. If you had to play a basketball game for the lives of yourself and everyone you know, and you had one pick of who the player was going to be on your team and everyone else was random assignment, who would you pick?

Yeah, and by the way, let's just call it that. It's perfect. Top dog award. Nikola Jokic. If you had to play a basketball game for the lives of yourself and everyone you know, and you had one pick of who the player was going to be on your team and everyone else was random assignment, who would you pick?

He's so tall. I've sat with him before and watched a game. He's...

He's so tall. I've sat with him before and watched a game. He's...

He's so tall. I've sat with him before and watched a game. He's...