'NBA on TNT' analyst Kenny 'The Jet' Smith makes MVP pick, discusses Celtics' and Knicks' title chances

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Kenny Smith earlier the NBA Finals crippled betwixt the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics connected June 6, 2024, astatine the TD Garden successful Boston. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

"It’s the acquisition that keeps connected giving… Just stake responsibly, and you’re good," FanDuel hypeman Kenny "The Jet" Smith said successful a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital.

Smith himself admits that helium is "not a large bettor, but I was ever the king of the bureau pool." Of course, the TNT expert doesn't request League Pass, but if helium were placing that $5 bet, he'd person an thought of what to wager on.

"I’m putting it connected a parlay truthful I tin triumph more. The astir absurd parlay truthful I tin get thing ridiculous back. That would beryllium me…" Smith joked. "But Giannis [Antetokounmpo volition beryllium the MVP of the league this year."

"There’s a batch of guys that volition suffer votes due to the fact that they got large players present playing with them. I deliberation Paul George volition drawback votes from Joel Embiid. I deliberation it’s Giannis Antetokounmpo. I don’t deliberation Dame Lillard grabs votes from him adjacent though he’s an all-NBA benignant of performer," Smith added.

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks reacts to a people against the Boston Celtics astatine Fiserv Forum connected Jan. 11, 2024, successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

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Smith tin besides find immoderate worth successful the New York Knicks winning the title, a squad helium says is present "a existent contender" to triumph it all.

"To me, the Knicks person enactment themselves arsenic a contender. Before, they were trying to marque the playoffs – now, they’re trying to not get bushed successful the playoffs. Whole antithetic mindset. Adding [Karl-Anthony Towns] and [Mikal] Bridges puts everyone successful their close position, and they tin pat into their superpower. They are a existent contender to triumph the NBA title."

They, of course, request to instrumentality down the reigning champion Boston Celtics, but helium says they could "100%" vie with their Eastern Conference rival.

However, it volition beryllium a gangly order.

Jayson Tatum of the Celtics celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Trophy aft the NBA Finals crippled against the Dallas Mavericks connected June 17, 2024, astatine the TD Garden successful Boston. (Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

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"Their 4th and 5th men, there’s nary different fourth- and fifth-best players arsenic bully arsenic them connected immoderate team. There’s nary subordinate arsenic bully arsenic [Kristaps] Porzingis arsenic the fourth-best subordinate connected a team… Their fifth-best subordinate Derrick White] played much than their champion subordinate successful the Olympics. Think astir that… and they didn’t adjacent instrumentality the second-best subordinate [Jaylen Brown] connected the Celtics. That tells you however bully the Celtics are."

For the record, a $5 wager connected the parlay of the Celtics winning it all, on with Antetokounmpo winning MVP, would triumph you astir $190.

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