In the first ever episode of the NBA A-to-Z Podcast, USA TODAY Sports NBA reporters Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt pick their favorites for this year’s most valuable player with host Kevin Spain. The podcast features interviews with Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, who weighs in on who he thinks should get the nod. Then Sam Amick interviews Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.

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