Gregg Popovich is among the growing list of people who believe Joakim Noah belongs in the conversation to draw votes for the MVP award this season.

Acknowledging Noah does not have a chance to win the MVP given the seasons of LeBron James and Kevin Durant, Popovich still praised Noah's candidacy.

“They won’t choose him as the MVP, but I think it’s great that he’s in the conversation and he should be,” Popovich said on Tuesday. “But it’s just not the way it works, from my experience. It’s got to go in the basket for you guys (media) to pay attention to somebody. But he’s pretty damn valuable in my opinion.”

Noah is averaging 12.2 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.1 steals per game and has led the Chicago Bulls to stay competitive despite the losses of Derrick Rose and Luol Deng.