In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the front-runners for every major NBA award through the first quarter of the 2018-19 season.

Is Giannis Antetokounmpo leading the way in the MVP race? Can anyone challenge Luka Doncic for Rookie of the Year? With Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz struggling, who's the front-runner for Defensive Player of the Year? Who's in the mix for Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year?

Check out the episode to hear Morten and Bryan discuss all of that and more.

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