Sam Amick on the race for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award

The Athletic’s Sam Amick joined The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross on Thursday morning to talk about the three-player race for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award:

The Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, and two-time reigning MVP from the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokic.

Topics Discussed:

• Is there a chance that Nikola Jokic will become a three-time MVP?
• Sam shares his current thought process as he weighs his vote for Most Valuable Player
• The final three players in the MVP race: Giannis, Embiid, and Jokic
• What criteria should determine the winner of the award?
• Sam says that Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis should get top-five MVP votes

Next Game

Sacramento will have a chance to all but ensure its first Pacific Division championship since the 2002-03 season if they can beat the Phoenix Suns on Friday night at Golden 1 Center.

Be sure to get all of your Kings vs. Suns coverage right here on Sactown Sports 1140 beginning at 5:30 PM PST on Game Night with Scott Marsh and Henry ‘The High Flyer’ Turner before a 7:00 PM PST tip-off from downtown Sacramento.

Upcoming Sacramento Kings Schedule

Friday, March 24th – Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns – 7:00 PM PST

Saturday, March 25th – Sacramento Kings vs. Utah Jazz – 7:00 PM PST

Monday, March 27th – Sacramento Kings vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – 7:00 PM PST

Wednesday, March 29th – Sacramento Kings @ Portland Trail Blazers – 7:00 PM PST

Friday, March 31st – Sacramento Kings @ Portland Trail Blazers – 7:00 PM PST

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