Max Kellerman, Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins make their pick for who the best player in the NBA is right now. 0:00 Max explains why he selected Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. 1:20 Perk says right now James Harden is having the best season of his career with the Brooklyn Nets. 3:46 Stephen A. agrees with Perk about how Harden is leading the Nets. #NBA #FirstTake ☑️ Subscribe to ESPN+: https://plus.espn.com/ 📱Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn 🏀 Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2yxs3Og ☑️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ☑️Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV ESPN on Social Media: 🐦 Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/espn 👥 Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/espn 📸 Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/espn More on ESPN.com: http://www.espn.com