The Inside guys debate how many MVPs Luka will finish his career with 👀 | NBA on TNT 

I be feeling bad for Ernie😂All he wanted to know was how many MVP's will Luka win in his entire career. Chuck went on a whole rant about the current MVP race🤣

Shaq the only one answered the question. The other two didn’t answer Ernie lol

Chuck: “We don’t vote for MVP” Ernie: “I do”

Ernie’s casual “I do!” When Kenny said they don’t vote for mvp slid way too under the rug

Shaq still salty steve nash lives rent free in his head 😂😂😂

Shaq's the only one that understood the question. What a time to be alive.

Ernie was asking a very simple question.😂

Luka has officially become underrated

Mavs are probably a 30-52 team without Luka Doncic. I don’t think any player in the league is more important to their teams success right now.

Ernie out here doing gods work man. Bless that mans heart.

Charles Barkley- LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING!

Multiple MVP’s. Luka is a special talent.

Shaq is taking that Steve Nash thing to the grave 😂

I actually kinda agree with Shaq here about MVPs. The whole point is you're looking for the *MOST VALUABLE PLAYER* It's silly to believe that person can only be on a winning team because a well structured team with lots of depth could win without someone, while a team 5th or 6th that doesn't have the same depth might be carried by one great player. You tell me which scenario makes the player more "valuable"

im with Shaq on this

The fact that they feel Timberwolves dont hve a better team than Mavs is insane

Shaq is absolutely right about MVP being a singular award. Should have nothing to do with your team, except your teams win-rate with/without you.

Chuck doesn't like to project. He mostly thinks in the now. You never ask Chuck these kinds of questions. Lol. If Dallas ever gets good, he can win multiple MVPs. I don't think Ant wins over the other MVP front runners. Joker, Tatum and SGA are ahead. By a decent margin. Doncic's numbers are borderline cartoonish, but they are 8th. It's fascinating to see.

Luka is deserving of multiple in his career

say what you want about shaq as an analyst but he's always been spot on about the mvp discourse, absolutely ridiculous how much the voters value team success over actual individual performance.

Have to agree with Shaq on this one, "it's singular" and even if Minnesota comes in 1st in the West, Anthony Edwards is not better than Luka and more deserving of the MVP.

CHARLES HE IS NOT ASKING THIS YEAR! HE IS ASKING HOW MANY WILL HE WIN IN HIS CAREER

It is quite literally a statistical fact that Luka is at WORST the 3rd best player in the league at the moment. The narrative of him being terrible at defense needs to die considering his vast improvement making him an actual serviceable defender. Luka has by far suffered the most from key teammates being out (Kyrie, Lively, even Exum) compared to the other MVP candidates and that's shown by the Mavericks having the most amount of unique starting lineups in the NBA this year. I agree that team record should be a factor to some degree to prevent players on actual bottom-tier teams from winning the award, but definitely not to the point where one HAS to be at least top 4 in their conference, context matters.

So Essentially Luka should be punished for having an average team with a horrible bench and poor coaching. Shaq is right, it is most valuable PLAYER, and Shaq should know, he's seen this before...

I don’t understand how chuck and kenny value team standing so much in their mvp discussions. I’m with shaq on this. Russ won mvp and thunder was 6th in the west that year. Russ was ballin and deserved the recognition that year.

The NBA coach of the year is rarely the coach with the best record. The MVP ain’t the best player award; it’s the most valuable player award. I’d love to see both awards

The MVP debatte is probably the best discussion topic in sports history. You never get tired of it with your friends for hours

Hopefully Luka gets one more than shaq

The production value of their graphics is amazing. Kenny’s hair almost looks real

I get tired of hearing about the MVP race every year

So Scott Pollard got his heart? ❤

Why doesnt ernie and the TNT crew interview the most expertise person on what MVP actually means and what do the voters really look at for shaq and the rest of the guys to finally find out what it is. TNT U GOTTA DO IT

Shaq gonna argue and be wrong errytime 😂

If you choose between 2 teams, winning team have 5 good players and losing team have a elite team up with below average player, then the elite player don't deserve credit for keeping their team in competition if lose by few points?

This is the problem with players who is good from the start they will take you for granted even youre very consistent

I see what Chuck and saying and I’m the biggest Luka fan, but it feels like these last few years he’s been the MVP front runner but team’s seed has not been very high. They need to do something about this if he’s going to win multiple.

Y'all debating who the MVP when's there's one clear choice, Joker!!

they argue about this every single year and its funny every time LOL

My understanding is that MVP is the best player regardless of the team result.

I actually agree with Shaq, there's no way Ant should get MVP over Luka

no one answered the actual question :D

Best and most valuable aren't always the same thing.

4:10 those where some tiny shorts back then 😂

Poor Ernie, he just wanted a simple answer to his question.

"glad to see you well".

Chuck saying that comparing Luka and Anthony Edwards is like comparing apples to oranges is insanity. Yall just ride with Charles no matter what because you don’t like Shaq’s ring argument.

MVP is singular

This bit is actually just ernie discretely asking the squad who he should vote for this year

I agree with shaq on this, it’s an individual award. It shouldn’t have to do with how well they’re team is doing.

MVP. Is how your MVP player effecting winning. Simple as that. Shaq- always talks about individual, winning mvp is never just an individual awards. Its how your MVP player impact his stats and winning in both ways. Many superstar caliber and many all star caliber. Which is determined by its stats and marketability. Mvp is individual stat + impact to winning. Is the Most valuable player in producing Wins for the team. My opinion: mvp convo is jokic, antman, tatum, sga, mitchell,

Based on this years mvp race, the nba should really take a step back and look at this thing, is it a best player award or a best player on a winning team award? There should be no reason why Luka does not win mvp, he’s the best player in the world, putting up insane numbers, but Tatum is over him because of his teams record, the mvp award voting process needs to be evaluated

All the emphasis on naming a particular player discourages the unselfish teamwork that's essential to really good basketball. Instead of trying one's best to help the team win, the MVP-seeking player is motivated to pad his stats.

I think 1 or 2 MVP agree with shaq but also agree with chuck mavs needs 2 be top 4 for that 2 happened

Pretty sure Chuck was trying to say he doesn't see the team getting good enough in the future for Luka to get enough MVP votes. Why people saying he didn't answer?

Ant winning MVP, Chuck can’t actually be serious with that. He’s got to just be tired

Well, there's 4 1/2 minutes I can't get back.

I think he'll get at least 1 probably 2. He's that good on his own. For his team to be better, Luka has to get more of the team involved and trust them to make shots.

Most valuable player is based on the player having the best performance that elevates his team Nash earned his two M V P awards.

The missing factor for Luka is leadership. He doesn’t have that quality yet.

Shaq has changed his opinion on Luka so much. He used to never give him any respect so interesting to see Shaq actually defend Luka here

This convo just goes to show how deep the west is. Sheeesh!

In theory it should be harder to win mvp on a winning team, unless you single handedly carried your team having a better team around you means you are comparatively less valuable not more.

Title should be “Ernie asks how many MVPs Luka will finish his career with while the other guys debate something entirely different.”

Only Shaq answered Ernie’s question!

Chuck has a point but at the same time he has to play that way..I don’t think it’s good or right to blame your teammates…but watch the recent Celtics game he was getting people open looks and they were missing so he started taking it into his own hands..and when they subbed him out I think it was the second quarter…the mavs just unraveled and after two offensive possessions they had to bring him back in..most valuable player? Yeah not a question…Tatum is doing amazing but his team does good when his out..SGA is a beast but his team does fine when he’s out.

A simple hypothetical question about the future of Luka's mvp race descended into complete chaos for no reason. THAT, my friends, is why NBA on TNT is sooo far above the competition. Accidental Fluidity born from GOAT chemistry.

I am with Shaq on this one. Especially compared to Minnesota. Luka is at least 1-2 levels above Ant-Man at this point. But Minnesota have a better 1-5 and work better as a team. Kyrie is special, but he is hurt a lot and his skill set doesn't complement Luka as well as Kat and Gobert do Edwards. Other than Jokic, Luka is the second-best player in the West right now.

That's the worse you can do in life. Focusing on the what ifs or what might be. There is simply no such thing. There is only now and what is. Try and focus only on the now as it's the only way to make the best out of the little time you're given on this Earth

Luka with these numbers is a lock for MVP in future years if he gets and 1, 2 or 3 seed. Otherwise he won't win it baring a low seed NBA championship win in the previous year. There's almost to in between even though his numbers are just getting better and better

I agree with Shaq here. MVP is most valuable PLAYER ie the player who was most valuable

To answer Ernie’s question 😅 at least two MVPs for Luka.

shaq can just never accept being wrong

NO ONE is Playing BETTER than JOKER This Year..PERIOD!!!!

NBA and Chuck have the right idea. The team needs to be a contender. In MLB, anyone can get MVP. Mike Trout has 3 and the Angels were contenders in none of those, oftentimes they would finish dead last in their division. That tells fans: the Angels could not have gotten to last place without Trout. SMDH.

I’ll say 2 but there’s so much talent in the league Tatum, Shai, Victor, ANT, etc could win one too so he’ll have competition

Ernie: “how many mvps do you think luka will win throughout his year” Chuck: “if Minnesota finishes with the best record” brother just answer Ernie’s question man😭😭

I don’t think Chuck nor Kenny paid attention to Ernie’s question 😂

Shaq’s actually right on this one

Luka is a very very good individual basketball player, winning qualities..not so much.

Gotta agree with Shaq on this one

In 2022 Luka was 4th in the West and came in 5th in MVP voting behind Booker. So I think it's safe to assume that at SOME point Luka will be a top 3 seed and win MVP, if nothing else because he's never won one. But if he keeps playing like he does, to Chuck and Kenny's point Luka will never be a high enough seed to even really be in the MVP conversation. The only times a low seeded player won the MVP was when Joker and Russ basically averaged a triple-double as the 6 seed. And I do think Luka has improved as a playmaker, but he still has more to go

No one answered the question but Shaq for 2 seconds. Luka can win at least 2 yes if his team is in a better position. But if we do look at it as individual award it be between Luka, Joker, LeBron and Joel

I agree with Shaq MVP is who the best fr

I really struggle to understand exactly how the MVP is decided, everybody seems to have a different criteria. It seems agreed that try need to have a make impact on the team winning. Surely all you need to do is look at the record of when they are playing vs when they don't play? Why does it matter where on the table the team is? If your remove Luka, how bad is that team? Pretty bad. If you remove SGA, how bad is OKC? They're still pretty good. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Most Valuable Player not.. Most Valuable Player On A Winning Team Best player usually plays in the winningest team but not always

Russ won MVP when OKC were 6th seeds, albeit historical numbers averaging a trip dub

Most valuable player can also understood as most important or impactful player of that league. Without Luka, Mavs would have been bottom 3.

Luka is actually elevating his team like no other player other than Jokić. He has Kyrie and a bunch of role players who never won anything. And it's not like he's on a lottery team. Dallas is 7 games over .500 and 2.5 games behind the 5th seed. If they are a top 6 seed by the end of the year, he should be a top 3 candidate with Jokić and SGA, followed by Giannis, Tatum and Ant. The idea of Tatum being ahead of Luka just because he has an All Star lineup and a better system around him is crazy. People are overcomplicating the term most valuable player and are getting caught in the team success too much.

I know Shaq is in disbelief about the Joker MVP. They could not fathom giving 3 MVPs straight to a guy who at the time had not won a Finals at the time. Last I checked this is a regular season award. I fully agree if Anthony Edwards closes out the regular season as the #1 seed and does it without KAT he has to at a minimum be in contention for it. We also have to see what Tatum and Boston do over on the Eastern Conference.

An MVP should carry a franchise to conference finals

These guys a knuckle heads. The question was in his career. My god.

60/40 sliding scale towards Shaqs point

Mvp should be about the player not the team, team wins games not only cuz of one single player, they might lose because of one single player or person, but winning, it’s about getting everyone right, that’s why winning is so much harder then losing

“An all-star is singular. The MVP is of the league”….is that still not singular Kenny?

Mvp is an individual award chuck come on

Shaq's answer was 1. He still mad about Nash's 2.

I think MVP Dpoy All NBA teams All NBA def Should all include winning as The last factor But specifically for mvp 1. numbers being 1 2. Teammates : how many all star caliber players are on your team 3. Team record in total as well as Plus minus with and without you on the court. 4. Cannot be below 5th seed in your conference The MVP should always be someone in the playoffs and each individual star may be at different points in there career. My top 3 MVP 1. Jokic Top 4 seed team. To me most effective center in the NBA amongst bigs who can score. Definitely has a great #2 guy especially based on past playoff performances but he is the only perennial All star on the team at this point. Outside of Luka no one else's overall #s come close 2. Luka The overall team is not great on offense so his #s support that they need him to put up these #s. You could make the case he is the best pg in the NBA. Kyrie is a great scoring talent but is an overall great player. Definitely a great second option but not MVP caliber so far don't think his presence on the team hurts Luka case to possibly win MVP 3. Ant-Man He has been to a couple playoffs and this season the team has matured to where they can be first seed. They have played well without townes and considering townes only been to the playoffs with Jimmy or Edwards as Dogg's clearly he is #1 guy. They don't posses many individual scoring talents on the team and they score off defs to limit half court off. He is two way player. Of my top 3 to substitute passing his defense makes up for it. He aa well could win Considered players Tatum To me he has to much scoring talent around him now with portzingus added. He needs to win a finals with this team and next yr I'd say he should be odds favorite next yr Embids Miss to many games Shai From historical team perspective If you haven't lead a team to at least 3 Playoff to the first round I don't think it's fair to compare you to guys have had more consistent team success as lead dog. This is his first playoffs so I'll pass Greek Individual #s great team guaranteed to be top 4 seed , but I'm seeing a lack of leadership and ability to rally the team around him

Ernie needs a raise

Luka is more cold blooded than any of the mvp candidates. He’s a monster with mamba mentality

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