Daily News | ‘He’s an all-timer’: JJ Redick talks MVP vote, Joel Embiid’s dominance, Sixers’ title chances and more in a Q&A
JJ Redick talked about why he picked Giannis Antetokounmpo for MVP, Joel Embiid being an"all-timer," the Sixers being NBA title contenders and much more.JOSE F. MORENO / Staff PhotographerJJ Redick, in just a few days, went from beloved former Sixer to public enemy No. 1 of 76ers Twitter when he announced in a video that he had voted for Giannis Antetokounmpo and not Joel Embiid for NBA MVP.
In a Q&A with The Inquirer, Redick, now the host of a popular podcast and an NBA analyst, touched on the MVP vote, Embiid’s dominance, the Sixers’ title chances, and his post-basketball career in media.Inquirer: Are you someone that reads Twitter mentions, and what has the last few days been like?I think everybody reads their mentions. When I log on Twitter, I tap on the mentions thing and then scroll to the top and if there’s something that catches my eye, I’ll read it.
Joel is going to win, first of all, but if Giannis wins the Finals and Finals MVP, what’s more meaningful? What’s more meaningful to Jokic? What’s more meaningful to Jayson Tatum? I don’t know where we’ve sort of gone off this path where it’s the only thing., we are putting in a 50-game moratorium on any discussion of MVP. We’re not doing it. After Game 50, we can start talking about it. People do it Game 5, who are your early MVPs? Who cares!Inquirer: Joel has had a pretty remarkable season.
What’s helped him, in some ways, and Philly fans are going to say, ‘He’s knocking Joel.’ No, what’s helped him is he finally has a guy to play pick-and-roll with. And that pick-and-roll tandem, if you are in drop coverage, you cannot guard that. Joel is going to roll into the short pocket. He’s going to catch it at the elbow or the free throw line. He’s unstoppable in single coverage at that spot on the floor.Inquirer: The Sixers are big favorites to get out of the first round with Brooklyn.
That feels like a really strong bet for me. I’m serious, man. They can win it all. I really believe that.Inquirer: Let’s transition a little and talk about the post-basketball JJ Redick. How much are you enjoying this new part of your career? Is this where you imagined you’d end up as your playing career was winding down?I was 30 when I really started thinking about retirement. You don’t really know how your body is going to age and I was aware at the time that the league is very evolutionary.
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