Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is ABSOLUTELY Winning MVP | OKC's Dominant Run | Cooper Flagg Not ROY?!

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🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Oklahoma City Thunder dominate ESPN’s MVP straw poll as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander surges ahead of Victor Wembanyama, Luka Doncic, and Nikola Jokic. Is the MVP race already over? Hosts Nick Angstadt, Matt Moore, and Haize examine voting dynamics, weigh the impact of injuries to Luka Doncic, Cade Cunningham, and Anthony Edwards, and debate whether the Thunder’s current run ranks among the NBA’s most historic stretches.

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0:00.0	On today's show, the MVP is over.
0:02.6	It's decided.
0:03.4	There's no point doing anything else now.
0:05.2	At least according to ESMann's straw poll.
0:07.0	Do we agree?
0:07.7	Today's Locked on NBA Daily.
0:15.0	You are Locked on NBA.
0:16.8	Your daily NBA podcast.
0:19.9	Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your daily NBA podcast. Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:28.1	Welcome, your Locked-on NBA Daily.
0:29.8	My name is Nick Engstead, host of the Lockdown Maverg's podcast.
0:32.2	Your shot clock Sherpa filling in for West Goldberg.
0:35.5	Today's episode is brought to you by Fanduel.
0:37.2	During the tournament, Fandul is offering $300 back and bonus bets every day for 10 days head of Fandle.com to get started. Today I'm joined, as always, by Matt Moore from Lockdown Nuggets. Matt, give me a strawpole MVP of your children. Ooh. Oh, man. Yeah, okay, I'll be honest. It's my daughter. My daughter is definitely the MVP of the household. She's, her handle is better. She's a better shooter. She doesn't spend all over time on Minecraft. Better work habit. And joined by Hayes from Locked on Bulls. Hayes, give me a relationship advice like you were the Bulls front office. If I was the Bulls for all, that would be terrible relationship advice.
1:11.2	So at that point,
1:12.1	it would be leave the toilet seat up,
1:13.5	don't pay your bills,
1:14.5	and that's what they would give you.
1:18.4	Today's episode,
1:19.3	we'll talk about the injustice
1:20.4	that is Cooper Flagg,
1:21.4	not winning rookie of the year
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