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🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Justin, Rob, and Wos are back to hand out individual awards. But first, Rob was in Dallas for the Lakers-Mavs game, so they get his thoughts on Luka’s impressive return to Dallas and what that environment was like. Then the guys reveal their ballots for MVP (15:15), Defensive Player of the Year (43:55), Coach of the Year (53:50), Most Improved Player (1:00:58), Sixth Man of the Year (1:1315), and Rookie of the Year (1:15:55). Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Ben Cruz Social: Keith Fujimoto The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:52.8	Hello and welcome to group chat. I am Justin Vary and joining me, Rob Mahoney, Big Was. A lot on the docket today, gentlemen. We got all of our awards pick, MVP, maybe talk some Denver Nuggets, try to parse through some of the chaos there. But we have to start with the big news from yesterday because Rob was in Dallas for
1:12.0	the big game last night. Rob, tell us about what everyone's talking about. And I of course mean
1:16.7	Najee Marshall starting at point guard for the Dallas Mavericks, as he rightly should be.
1:22.6	One of their best players. Someone who honestly, as we're going to talk to awards today, I really
1:26.9	wanted to get on my most improved ballot. Love Najee Marshall. Love the season he's having. Didn't quite make it on my ballot, spoiler alert. But that game was fucking weird, guys. One of the weirdest NBA games I've ever been in attendance for. I think on just like a fundamental level, I'm so used to being in any arena around the country and you're used to a
1:44.8	smattering of Lakers fans if the Lakers are in town. That is inevitable. Now take that, crank it all
1:50.8	the way up. Like I literally just straight up saw more Kobe Bryant jerseys than generic Mavs
1:57.1	jerseys than Clay Thompson or Kyrie Irving or fill in the blank as far as like other Mavs go, Derek lively. The Lakers presence was insane. And the Luka Lakers presence in particular, and I think
2:07.5	the splintering segment of Mavs fans, former Mavs fans who are now just Luka fans, man, it sucks to
2:14.8	see. It sucks to like to experience that. And I think it played a huge part in that game being as emotional as it was that it
2:21.2	wasn't just emotional for Luca with the tribute video and all.
2:24.2	I think it was emotional for a lot of people in the building.
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