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Current Video: Marques' Mailbag

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James both have their teams off to fast starts, but who is the MVP so far this season? FOXSports.com's Marques Johnson answers viewer emails and much more.

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" Over a lot Randy Sparage welcome to Marcus says mailbag. I'm joined by who else are resident NBA experts Marcus Johnson I don't think brought no Milbank who rain sleet snow groupies whenever I'm going to give -- your regular -- got to -- a -- let's get right to what Dennis in Fontana California writes that the season. -- today. Who is your MVP Kobe LeBron or someone else I'd have to blow up."

" The someone else could be doing way I was gonna say you have to be between those two but right now the season and it would it would definitely be LeBron James -- this -- of their team. A team that at the start of the season I thought would be right there and would represent the Eastern Conference and NBA finals. These guys that the good this is the meat but I think LeBron James does haven't an MVP caliber season -- wins the Award this season. And listen to talk radio here in Los Angeles today there want to what's up Kobe -- him and not run him right now you know it -- it is it's a long season for all of because of the Olympic Games but. Kobe especially with the injuries to finger everything's going to go on Ahmet camp. He'll be five. Veronica in Fort Lauderdale -- if Dwight how. Where to go one I'm always Shaq in his prime. Who -- well Roddick let me take a little story it will channels -- forty years -- were playing one on one or two -- would you Selig wants when some one off season these long retired. David Greenwood in BA clear at third pick of the draft Chicago Bulls about 610 to 2522. Years though. He starts talking -- to -- Chamberlain will is -- ball every single -- a pass to him he doesn't mean let's light up every single time Shaq would do the same thing to Dwight -- it would be no contest that if he would get that first -- Howard couldn't stop him from from winning that game of the -- I would take your -- until the big strong -- while Dwight -- though is putting up some huge numbers in the match had been very impressed and they keep this -- down season. Yeah I think so Dwight Howard is other than a nice job of just developing different aspects of his game used to be just a total don't shot artist now as it was a use of that band around it painted area can step out to about 1012 feet. Preakness -- start to see the Hackett the white kind of thing to hack a Shaq has covered right right so the free throw areas where -- these major improvement but I'd like the job that does stand and then -- that would implement it. Moving on Chris in Rochester New York writes Marcus what's more painful. Your old injuries. Watching a thunder game while not invited to a may be limited but just in the yards but that's an -- and -- I'm just get them Kristen but Justin yeah admit that -- there. Give them time they get them some exceptional. Young talent Kevin Durant is going to be yet that score in the George urban mode. Russell Westbrook though that the number four draft pick out of you -- that surprised a lot of people I think. Has shown -- Sampras to digital manager at that that's such faith in him. And that's got brooks you know the the coach it took over particular amount that's tribute if he's going to be the right guy but if things get these guys have played hard they played the last three or four games -- we -- You know those folks problems they'll spoiled last year with the Hornets in town yeah yeah yeah but but would they even if if you do indeed the first pick in the draft Blake Griffin of Oklahoma who -- could have to be desperate college basketball the right down the road -- in Norman Oklahoma so. Things -- started that got it together for for the so don't panic just that's fitness that's going to do it for this edition of Marcus says mailbag for more basketball videos mature -- blog out of fox sports. The -- for mark Johnson. I British Sparage -- can."

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