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Why Are We Obsessed With the MVP Award?

Plus, Justin Verrier spotlights some of the league’s “real MVPs,” or important players to their teams who likely won’t get MVP recognition

By Chris Ryan, Justin Verrier, and J. Kyle Mann
2019 NBA Awards Show Photo by Cassy Athena/Getty Images


Chris is joined by Ringer NBA University cohost J. Kyle Mann to discuss the current obsession with the early MVP race and what factors go into who wins the award (03:00). Later, Chris is joined by Group Chat cohost Justin Verrier to spotlight “the real MVPs,” or important players to their teams who likely won’t get MVP recognition (25:30).

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