NBA Straw Poll & the state of the Eastern Conference ???? ???? | The Hoop Collective

Brian Windhorst, Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon are back on The Hoop Collective Podcast to talk through everything from around the NBA.
0:00 Introductions.
0:30 The latest NBA MVP straw poll results.
4:00 Why Nikola Jokic is the favorite to win the NBA MVP.
7:30 Why repeating as MVP is so difficult.
12:44 Embiid’s recent performances.
17:30 Could anything happen in the final stretch of the season to change the ballots?
22:00 Fueling the NBA Defensive Player of the Year debate.
26:00 Perimeter players who could win the DPOY award.
30:00 Rudy Gobert’s comments from Bontemps’ story.
35:23 Bontemps’ story about vaccine status of teams in the Eastern Conference.
36:26 Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers declining to stay if their respective teams are fully vaccinated.
39:19 NBA Eastern Conference standings currently heading into the playoffs
42:40 Brooklyn Nets’ struggles.
44:30 NBA Trivia.
52:00 Why you can’t outsmart the Phoenix Suns.
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