The race for the NBA's MVP award is as hotly-contested as ever in 2022-23, with a pair of candidates in particular rising as effective co-favorites as we enter the final week of the regular season.
Fans and the media across the league have discussed the award ad nauseam this season, with Nuggets center Nikola Jokic eyeing his third straight MVP while facing another impressive challenge from Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid. And while the discourse surrounding the MVP has, sadly, gone off the rails in recent months, one Rockets coach provided a considered take on the matter before Sunday's loss to the Lakers.