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NBA's Donovan Mitchell, Victor Oladipo, & More Pick Their Top Players

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From the court to the carpet, basketball's biggest stars shine at the NBA Awards and Young Hollywood is there to catch up with your faves, including Rookie of the Year nominee Donovan Mitchell, Teammate of the Year winner Jamal Crawford, Most Improved Player Victor Oladipo, plus Tyson Chandler, JaVale McGee, Jaylen Brown, sportscaster Eric Johnson Jr, and legends Tracy McGrady and Ben Wallace! Get the scoop on their red carpet style and find out their picks for our exclusive categories, Best Ankle Breaker, Biggest Troll, and Human Posterizer!

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Young Hollywood

You're looking great in red. Break down the outfit a little bit, tell me what you got going on.

Guest

Um you know, I'm wearing Adrian Black, you know, my guy, um hooked us up for me. The shame my mom gave me 45, T-So watch.

Young Hollywood

Now see you're dressing fresh, you got the YSL. Tell me about your fit here.

Victor Oladipo

Well, it's a friend of mine back home. She does a tremendous job of dressing me and uh we went with a little little cream color with the black trim, uh black side. I wanted to go with the the the black undershirt, but I thought it was too much, so we just kept it light with the the white shirt.

Young Hollywood

And Wallace, a legend. Tell me about your outfit that you're wearing right now.

Donovan Mitchell

I mean, I don't know, man. I don't get dressed. I just put on clothes.

Young Hollywood

Now, Young Hollywood, we created our own award. So I'm gonna give you categories and a couple names, you give me your guy, right? Best ankle breaker. We got Chris Paul, James Harden, or Kyrie Irving.

Guest

You can't go wrong. They all can break ankles. I think right now Kyrie is into breaking ankles a little bit more than the rest, but they can do it just as good.

Victor Oladipo

Kyrie. For sure.

Young Hollywood

Tell me why.

Victor Oladipo

He's just so consistent. He has the ball on a string. You know, my guy CP is definitely up there too, but Kyrie, man, he's on a different level.

Guest

Oh, man. You got the best ball handlers in our league. Um, I'll go with uh James just because he probably had the the craziest move this year.

Donovan Mitchell

James Harden just for that one move on Wesley Johnson.

Guest

it might get your move, but I think on a night in night out basis, I got to go Kyrie.

Donovan Mitchell

I'm going Kyrie. Him playing us, he turned his back around, bounced the ball, and grabbed it with his opposite hand, and then shot a jump shot. A turnaround jumper. I mean, I I'm going with Kyrie Irving.

Guest

I've seen him break, it might have been against Milwaukee, like he uh did a move and did a spin move through a trap and it was pretty cool.

Young Hollywood

Biggest troll on and off the court. Draymond Green, Joel Embiid, or Lance Stephenson.

Guest

Easily Joe Embiid, that's what I was telling you. Easily. Especially after what he just said, easily. He won.

Victor Oladipo

Oh, man. Draymond Green by far. Yeah, he got it. He know, he got that dog in him, so.

Donovan Mitchell

Jojo. Joel Embiid. Without a doubt.

Guest

Draymond Green definitely. On and off, yeah. Definitely.

Young Hollywood

Is he is he prankster? Is he giving you a hard time?

Guest

He's not really a prankster, he's just just a troll. Yeah, he's definitely a troll.

Victor Oladipo

Joel Embiid. That's not even a question.

Donovan Mitchell

Joel Embiid.

Guest

This is a tough. What's the lead right now? Ah, it's Joel.

Young Hollywood

Joel's leading?

Victor Oladipo

I'm gonna go Lance. That's what I was saying. Lance.

Young Hollywood

Your guy.

Victor Oladipo

That's my man, Lance. Make 'em dance, Lance.

Guest

Joel Embiid, I'm pretty sure he's on the list.

Young Hollywood

Human posterizer. We actually have you as our first guy, Donovan Mitchell, next to LeBron James or Russell West. Go with this.

Guest

Bron has more years in, but I definitely got to go with myself. I think Donovan has a way of posterizing you because you think you can get up with him and stay there and block his stuff. And then you wind up on the on the poster. So I'll go Donovan Mitchell.

Victor Oladipo

Oh, I mean, those there's three good ones. You know, you got the dunk champion and you got uh, you got a Russell Westbrook with his aggressive nature, but you know, I I watched LeBron this year and LeBron caught a lot of bodies this year. You know, he put a lot of guys on posters this year. This year was his year. If he was ever going to win it, it's got to be this year.

Young Hollywood

Whose Russell?

Victor Oladipo

Brodie.

Young Hollywood

Brodie. Which which one he had? We know them Joe, I mean, no, Maker.

Guest

Oh, yeah. Oh, no that LeBron one was nasty. Yeah, LeBron's go LeBron though. Yeah. That went on uh, what's his name from the Blazers? On uh Nurkic.

Donovan Mitchell

Nurkic. That was that was nasty.

Guest

I'm gonna give it to LeBron. For sure LeBron, yeah.

Victor Oladipo

LeBron.

Young Hollywood

What body? What one where he where he did on in Portland against Portland? That was crazy.

Victor Oladipo

Yeah. I'm going LeBron.

Donovan Mitchell

LeBron.

Young Hollywood

Is there is there one this season that stands out?

Donovan Mitchell

Yeah, the one against Portland. That was pretty ugly.

Guest

Human posterizer, I'm going LeBron. He caught a lot of bodies this year.

Young Hollywood

Everyone's saying caught a lot of bodies, there one that sticks out?

Guest

Yeah, he caught uh, the one on Nurkic, I think it was. Like cuz Nurkic is not a uh uh light person, like he's a heavy guy and he just all force right through him. So, yeah, it's pretty impressive.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Donovan Mitchell

    Rookie of the Year nominee, discusses fashion and picks for categories

  • Victor Oladipo

    Most Improved Player, discusses fashion and picks for categories

  • Jamal Crawford

    Teammate of the Year winner

  • Tyson Chandler

    NBA player who discusses fashion and picks

  • JaVale McGee

    NBA player who discusses fashion and picks

  • Jaylen Brown

    NBA player mentioned in the description

  • Eric Johnson Jr

    Sportscaster mentioned in the description

  • Tracy McGrady

    NBA legend mentioned in the description

  • Ben Wallace

    NBA legend who discusses his outfit

  • Chris Paul

    Nominee for Best Ankle Breaker

  • James Harden

    Nominee for Best Ankle Breaker

  • Kyrie Irving

    Nominee for Best Ankle Breaker and favorite pick

FAQ

Who did Donovan Mitchell pick as the best ankle breaker?+
Donovan Mitchell picked Kyrie Irving as the best ankle breaker, citing his consistency and ball-handling skills.
Which player was considered the 'Biggest Troll' by the NBA stars?+
Several players, including Donovan Mitchell and Victor Oladipo, picked Joel Embiid as the 'Biggest Troll' among the nominees.
Who did the NBA stars choose as the 'Human Posterizer'?+
LeBron James was a popular choice for 'Human Posterizer,' with his dunk on Jusuf Nurkic being highlighted as particularly memorable.
What award did Jamal Crawford win?+
Jamal Crawford won the Teammate of the Year award, as mentioned in the video description.
What award did Victor Oladipo win?+
Victor Oladipo won the Most Improved Player award, as stated in the video description.
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