#353 Contenders & Pretenders Heading Into the All-Star Break, Klay Benched, and MVP Starting 5 Draft

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In this episode we will go over Contenders/Pretenders heading into the All-Star Break, Klay Thompson being benched, react to the MVP straw poll, and draft a starting 5 of only MVP winners. Hosts: Joel Moran, River Brown, Andrew Velez, Joel Dehls Producer: John Tortorelli Magic Mind: You get 1 month for free, when you’re subscribing for 3 months at: https://www.magicmind.com/pickaside AND with our code ‘PICKASIDE20’ you get an extra 20% off, which gets you to 56% off a subscription. PrizePicks: Use code ‘PAS’ for a 100% deposit match up to $100 and to help out the pod! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/PAS For an Extra Episode Weekly Subscribe to our Patreon or Spotify! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickasidepodcast Spotify Subscription: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pick-a-side/subscribe Follow Pick a Side: https://twitter.com/pickasidepod?s=21

In this episode we will go over Contenders/Pretenders heading into the All-Star Break, Klay Thompson being benched, react to the MVP straw poll, and draft a starting 5 of only MVP winners. Hosts: Joel Moran, River Brown, Andrew Velez, Joel Dehls Producer: John Tortorelli Magic Mind: You get 1 month for free, when you’re subscribing for 3 months at: https://www.magicmind.com/pickaside AND with our code ‘PICKASIDE20’ you get an extra 20% off, which gets you to 56% off a subscription. PrizePicks: Use code ‘PAS’ for a 100% deposit match up to $100 and to help out the pod! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/PAS For an Extra Episode Weekly Subscribe to our Patreon or Spotify! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickasidepodcast Spotify Subscription: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pick-a-side/subscribe Follow Pick a Side: https://twitter.com/pickasidepod?s=21 #PickaSide #353 Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 0:30 Magic Mind Ad 5:43 College Football Video Game Talk 8:40 NBA 2k Debate 22:50 Takeaways from NBA Season 32:11 East Contenders & Pretenders 43:20 West Contenders & Pretenders 1:27:00 Thoughts on Klay Thompson bench role 1:43:15 Recent Stars that became bench players at the end of their careers 1:45:35 This Week in the NBA/Isiah Stewart Arrested 1:47:14 Prize Picks 1:53:31 Joel’s issue with the Celebrity All Star Game 1:55:31 All Star Weekend Predictions 1:59:45 What is Sabonis Worth? 2:14:01 Reacting to NBA MVP Straw Poll 2:17:35 Who should get MVP Recognition & The Value of Tatum for MVP in the East 2:32:08 MVP’s in each conference 2:40:35 NFL MVP’s QB debate 2:47:03 All Time MVP Draft