What Does This Season Mean For Jokic’s Career?
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The NBA is a big men's league. It alway has been. At the end of the day, they are closer to the rim! That's why the list of the best centers in league history is full of names that have turned entire franchises around. But there is one player who, despite sharing a position with these legends, understands basketball in a completely different way.
Nikola Jokic continues to do the impossible. In fact, breaking 50 year old records has become a simple routine for him. This season in which he is averaging 25.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 9.2 assists per game has only one precedent in league history.... Oscar Robertson in 1962. And this is just one of the crazy stats you can find on him.
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How would you rate the top Center's in NBA history?
'Brother I have 47' makes Jokic the GOAT 😂
He is the Best ever NBA player history.
#1 of course...
p.s. Most underrated defender in NBA today...everyone is just going with flow...some guy on ESPN said years a go that he's not good defender, ant then it became a narrative...so stupid, but i'm not surprised...
Why make a lame comment or statement Doing the impossible? That is the most ridiculous and stupidest statement ever made? Only One can do the impossible. Everyone else does unique things as humans. You people idolize men as if they were gods.
Nicola is not the most ''skilled'' he is the best center ever. Probably top 3 player in basketball history.
Americans never saw a player like jokic before, that's why they are afraid of him and they try to diminish his game. Jokic is the most perfect offensive machine who ever touched the ball.
Basketball IQ at 1000
ALSO, HE IS NOT BLACK IN THE NEW JEW-MERICA WHICH HATES WHITES!
European just like talking crazy since jokic. 😂 like he’s the only great player ever
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... and Americans believe they are always the best in the world and that only black people can do basketball anyway...😂😂😂
@@Scotzie69 oh I see. All right if this is your little weird way of felling validated as a “white guy” all powers to you lol
He WILL be the best ever 🇷🇸 💪
Not over MJ
@@dewman7477 The question proposed was whether Jokic would be the best Center in history. MJ didn't play Center.
@@ethanboyd2981 well even at Center position Kareem and Hakeem are the best two even wilt is there too. Shaq also as well. No way
@@dewman7477 guess you didn't actually watch the video..
@@ethanboyd2981 well the video may or may not prove Jokic being the best Center but it’s a long way to go
Every season he is geting better and better and it's ridiciolus. This season he is upgrading his game in terms of taking less risky shots, spending less energy on the floor, developing teammates, and overall being more efficient. He is one of the smartest players ever touched basketball....
Big brain!
He’s 100% saving energy for the post season. He’s going to be a different beast
Imagine if Jamal hadn’t been injured and Joker hadn’t been robbed of MVP last season :(
He wasn’t “robbed”
@@curtiszyrdisagree, he was better than Embiid, the argument turned racist and Jokic backed off. Pity MVP without question
@@curtiszyrrobbed big time, no questions about that..
@@joshfrees7401 he wasn’t robbed mvp could’ve gone either way nobody told jokic to “back off”
@@curtiszyr he literally begged and cried for it, shut up please, how old are you even??
Jokic literally proves all the "plumber" talk is just BS, jokic literally a farmer dominating basketball
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Hyper athleticism is better to create hype and sell stuff, that's why the NBA is mad that such a slow composed style is dominating
@@PatrickArcatohe's not even slow he's out running all of these guys 😂
Don’t forget Jokic best game this year 42/12/8/2/2 on 75% shooting from the field. Oh yeah.. also 0 turnovers… insane!
Jokic = GOAT
I see a new Big Honey clip in my feed, I click, I give it a like, I wait for more to come. Keep up the good work, mate! Greetings and regards from Serbia 🐺🇷🇸💪
Thanks for the support 🙏 🇷🇸
Idolatry.
But his game is beyond everything i saw and i watch him even in 4am if i have time to spare.
@@NikolicaSrb Not idolatry, mind you, but I do feel an utter and endless joy in watching him play the game. His wizardry on the court relaxes me and makes me smile even after a crappy day. Big Honey is our Lord's gift that cures depression and anxiety better than Prozac and Xanax combined.
When Joker permanently retires to race horses, he will be held in the same regard as MJ, Kobe, Magic, Kareem and Bird.
In other words, he’s going to figure right below the category of the THE SUPREME KING, LeBron James!
@@terrorbellidecuspacis If Lebron is a good or spectacular player he would be ready for someone like Jokic 4-0 Lebron doesn't stand a chance against the new champions just like Jokic doesn't in the future players still to come...
Vlatko has been out all season. Reggie Jackson, Peyton Watson, and Christian Braun have been the Nuggets major bench contributors this season.
even holiday has been decent
Right that’s what I was thinking, did this guy even do any homework?
Right I was thinking same thing he probably won’t play a game as a nugget again
yeah...that was randomly weird
I still remember when ppl was tryna put emfraud above bro💀
There has to be a better name than "emfraud" that shit sounds dumb as fuck
Embiid was better b4 injury Ngl
@@raskult no. No he wasn’t
@@ADHoops this season he was ngl
I watched Kareem at the end of his career, Hakeem and Shaq at the heights of their careers - I am a massive Hakeem fan. Offensively, Jokic is above and beyond all of them.
Greatness appreciates greatness!
Tesla, Djokovic, Jokic .... Yeah, the Serbs are just something else.
Lesandro Karanović (aka Alexander the Great)
Serbia and New Zealand, two countries that punch well above their weight in the international arena. Sporting and otherwise.
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@@izzy031096I mean historically Serbs are the world's most elite warriors so its not really surprising.
A Nuggets championship would make these last two years eerily similar to 94-95 for Hakeem. Two chips, two Finals MVP, one MVP and another 2nd place finish to the other dominant center in the league. Doing it with no other all stars.
Yes, Hakeem has a full career, is block champ, the DPOYs, and the two way dominance. But Jokic has two more MVPs, is slowly overtaking him as the most skilled center, and has the stats/impact/playmaking in his favor.
A win for the Nuggets could propel Jokic ahead of Shaq and Hakeem into the top 10 if the playoff run is dominant enough.
The only thing that will prevent him from honestly being the greatest ever is how many seasons he decides to play, and also if Victor when banana can stay healthy at long enough and grow in his game, other than that I really think that joker has that quality, he's not winning any dunk contest, but you want to talk about a player that you can build a team around, I don't think there's a better candidate.
If a player is dominating the best athletes, doesn't that make him a better athlete?
The player is an athlete , what kind of dumb question is this 😂
Tell that to the announcers who whine about his lack of athleticism. Being an athlete isn't about bragging, strutting, preening, or slam dunking. I find it boring to watch defenders clear a path for LeBron so he can show us how hard he worked on his next choreographed slam dunk. How much real effort does it take for a giant to dunk? Seeing Mugsy Bogues dunk at 5'4" was athletic. The Joker is kicking ass and taking names the hard way and that makes him better than the easy pickings experts. IMHO
@@markjerorsr1495 Spot on. Jokic runs a lot during matches, for a guy his size he's quite athletic but not flashy.
If Jokic wins 2 more championships along with another season MVP. He is definitely considered one of the best big men ever.
He's already one of the best big men ever. 1-2 more Chips and MVPs and he will retire with a legitimate case of best Center of all time.
There are only two types of people. Those who know that Jokic is the best ever basketball player and those who will learn that fact with time
lol 😂 MJ is goat
@@dewman7477 misspelled? NJ is the GOAT?
Times change, someone was GOAT before MJ also? We can't stop the time because someone was a hero to you as a kid
@@bgdabg6769 lmao 🤣 recency bias at best there’s no way Jokic is goat
Best ever basketball player? Wow plz clean your mouth when your done 😂 learn the game and don’t be a modern fan
My goal was to see levels of ignorance and envy...
It's high!!!
Why am I calm and you're pissed off?
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I did not like the 3 shooters Teams and i am so happy to see the Nuggets! It is a pleasure to watch that Team. Thank you to all the Players and Coach! 1-2-3 Family
A real Cowboy from Serbia
What this season means for Jokič is that he has to be away from his horses for a big part of the year.
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And if he manages to take part in the Olympics and Serbia does something great, that could be an extra piece in his long-term legacy.
Paris 2024 will be tough but Serbia will be good!
If Serbia takes the gold, does that add to Joker's mystique?
I went to a game in Denver a month ago. They were playing the Celtics. They love that dude there everyone had a Jokic jersey on
Bird present day skills...the game is obviously different but Bird esk
Hakeem will always be my favorite player no matter what. More than Jokic, he forced other teams to play offense differently because he was such a defensive beast. But I gotta admit that Jokic has a better track record of involving all of his teammates. Jokic's understanding of the game is possibly the best I've ever seen, and I'm 61.
I wish the TV pundits would kinda shut up about who is better than whom and is the MVP award rigged, etc. It's silly to harp on who the GOAT was/is, as if we should all treat the NBA as a mildly interesting pastime until someone comes along who can challenge MJ's crown. Each of these great players brings a unique blend of skills and athletic talent. Frankly, I'm glad the Rockets picked Hakeem over MJ; I enjoyed watching Hakeem more than MJ. We should enjoy the competition, which means you have to have multiple great players in the league at the same time. And each great player needs a foil, otherwise it's boring.
Plus there's a bizarre thing going on with the GOAT discussion - "my guy is better than your guy", as if it has anything to do with you at all, as if that somehow makes you better than the other guy's fan. Next time you get into one of these discussions, take a step back and think about whether you think any of it actually reflects on you. If you do, maybe you should get a hobby.
The Nuggets seem to be very capable of getting a 2-peat championship. After that, we're gonna start talking about 3-peats.
And as soon as we're talking 3-peats, Jokic should very easily be top 10 players all time, if not top 5.
mos def
Look man rn Jokic is probably cracking top 20 but what happens when he repeats this year?? What happens when we’re a few years down the line when he has 2+ chips, 2+ finals mvps, 3+ mvps, the top of the triple double leader board, the most offensively efficient player of all time and a top 3-5 passer of the basketball. Thats a top 10 resume 🤷
Best big ever?!
2 to 3 more years like the last 2 and he will be a top 10 all time easy peasy
sure one of the best.
In terms of PEAK ability he’s easily top 10 all time. He’s miles ahead of the next best players in the league.
Best player since prime Kobe.
He is already much better than kobe ever was. He is headed for Jabar and Bird levels now.
@@MightyBifferKobe is a better scorer and defender than Jokic
@@dewman7477 jokic is the better playmaker which makes him the better offensive player
@@RLSmith-jt8qj but defence matters too
@@dewman7477 it does. But a guards defense doesn't push the needle VS a big's defense
I believe in Nikola Jokic.
We NEED a Jokic v Giannis finals. Please basketball Gods, please make it happen! 🙏
That'd be nice, you think the Bucks can do it vs this super stack machine that is The Celtics?
This year it's gonna be Nuggets and Celtics, and Nuggets is gonna win again, If we assume there are no major injuries from any teams. There are no Competitions for Boston from East conference this year, not even close.
@@scootyang2311 i agree with you, the only interesting bracket will be the Western one.
The Wolves without KAT will fall short, maybe the Pelicans will create a surprise
Lakers always have the calls so they might be having a good run too.
OKC is young and mostly relying on shooting and iso, I don't think it's sustainable for a playoff run.
The Suns with KD but it's a team without soul.
Hard to see anyone stopping Boston or Denver in their conferences this season.
Respect from Serbia!
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Think about in general who reads basketball game the best?
If he wants points he could score every game at least 40 but this is not individual sport and yet he is not selfish chasing stats which makes him even greater than most legends.
Good analysis - especially liked the thinking of Old Man Joker still out on the court as you could imagine him still shaking things up just by reading the game and feeding the young guys awesome shots. But he’ll probably retire early and play with horses …
Just imagine if basketball is his passion...
I've been watching NBA since 1980. Jokic may become the GOAT. I think when the dust settles, he'll be considered better than MJ, or Bird.
He'll end up better than Giannis. As a Bucks fan, I would have voted for Jokic as MVP the last 3 seasons, and probably this season as well. We've never seen a guy like this. Not all that athletic, but unbelievably smart/skilled.
In 10 years, I predict I would set it as.....
1. Jokic
2. Kareem
3. MJ
4. Giannis
5. Akeem Olajuwon
6. Chamberlain
7. Bird
8. Oscar Robertson
9. Lebron
10. Kobe
Joker is a Divac-style center with much more talent. Big man should not jump too much, should not jump in vain. Check with Joel, how true is this statement, and how right was Divac.
It's so weird that Jokic isn't even 30 yet. He always has came off as someone much older to me.
Hes been playing like a seasoned vet for a long time!
Jokić loves playing basketball, he just doesn’t care for the fame and limelight.
Where this narrative that he doesn’t care or like basketball came from is baffling
Every period has great players..... is difficult to say who is the best , if you think athletics is impossible to say if Carl Lewis is better then Owens... obviously Jokic for me is one of the best big man of the last 20 years(only after Tim Duncan), now my favourite nba player
I don't mind if Jokic wins another championship + Finals mvp he has the fundamental form of Tim Duncan, with a Shooting Stroke like Dirk Nowitzki, a low post move like Kareem, and a Passing IQ with a Basketball IQ like Magic Johnson.
If Oscar Robertson is a precedent - presumably for averaging a triple-double -- why isn't Russell Westbrook also a precedent?
And he was the smallest of the two.
Simple Serb
What if you don't care whatever anyone says and you just suit what you do?
You won't care of critiques, numbers, achievents or race. It's a game to win
....now look up what Joker earnes for this mentality and talent
When you know you're great
Imagine if a 2nd round pick is surpassing Michael Jordan for the G.O.A.T. title.
Still a w video though😂
How do you stop the joker? Make him work on both ends, and hope he gets tired? 😅
If Jokic win the ring this year, he will be a top 15 all time and the 6th or 7th best center (some will rank him above Olajuwon and others don't).
He will need at least a third one to be in the Oneal-Mikan circle but there's a fair chance that happened.
Imagine the duels if he played in Shaq era?
When Jokic is done playing, people may compare his prime (probably today's games) to the other top centers' primes. I think Jokic's current play compares favorably to Shaq, Chamberlain, and Russel. So, I think his current play is strong enough to put him in the top 5 centers of all time. I think that when he is all done he will be top 2 centers of all time and a top 5 player at any position.
@@MightyBiffer For my top 5 centers, it could happened but it will be hard to win at least 2 more rings before his career end.
For the top 2 centers (or top 5 all time), he needs to be a 5 time champions but i don't see him win 4 rings in the next 10 years
Nah, man... Not Mikan, he's already lightyears ahead of him. Please, be real. Are you claiming Mikan is higher than top 15 all time? My goodness.
@@Luca-yb4sh Mikan was a 5 time champion and could be a multiple MVP if the award existed in the late 40's/early 50's and was inarguably the best player of the first 10 years of the nba and only played 8 years if i don't count his return in 55-56.
For me, it's enough to put him in the top 15 with the 12th spot between Curry at 11th and Olajuwon at 13th.
If there's some argument to not have him in the top 15, i will be happy to debate.
There is a huge difference between looking unathletic and being unathletic. Get your shit right.
Best center of all time man don't make me laugh this man would get eat for lunch in the 90s he good but he's a big in a soft man game
THE IMPORTANT REALISATION IS: JOKIC IS NOW THE BEST AT BASKETBALL! BETTER THAN ANYONE HAS EVER BEEN!
Not over MJ
That's not true but he is certainly having a top 15 peak based on just these past 3 years of his peak. Taking into account he is only about halfway through I'd say he could have a top 10 or even 5 peak.
Was Vlatko Cancar included as a joke? He tore his acl over the season but would’ve been an important role player
Jokic prime will be at 32 he doesn’t jump he uses his brain to make the game easy
Unless he starts horse racing professionally at 31 😂
I’m still taking shaq in his prime
3:43 anddddd thats how yk buddy aint been watching the nuggets. Vlako hasn’t played a single game all yr
People keep building "Top 10" lists when they become more and more difficult each year. In 1985, the Top 5 centers were easy to pick: Russell, Chamberlain, Moses Malone, Kareem, and Robert Parish. In 2024, it's a bit harder. In 1984, the top 10 players of all time were easy to pick: Russell, Bird, Magic, Kareem, Dr. J, Oscar Roberton, Chamberlain, Jerry West, Moses Malone, and Elgin Baylor. But guess who came into the League that very year? Hakeem and Jordan. The longer the league goes on, the more players you have to judge, and the tougher the top 10 lists get.
Robert Parish?! I mean, you even said EASY to pick… You had centers like George Mikan, Bill Walton, Willis Reed, Artis Gilmore, Dave Cowens, Wes Unseld, even Bob McAdoo if you consider him a center, so on… but The Chief was top5 all time (and easily) 😅c’mon now
I really don’t think he revolutionized the game. It’s down straight perfecting the basic “fundamental”. Less is more as they say he moves with purpose always, efficiency at its best.
I'd say something about unathletic: centers like AD, Ayton, KAT, or Embiid would have zero chances against Jokic in a strongman situation... He's simply stronger, sprinting and jumping is NOT the only athleticism
Well the dude is 6’11” and certainly isn’t no Spud Webb!
This man said Lebron’s dominance instead of Kobe’s.
Lebron was Kobe’s bitch until Kobe tore his ACL
Four horseman Gordon Murray Jokic Porter named after Dan Issel that played at Kentucky called the horse Jokic love for horses Murray played at Kentucky
Wilt is the best of all time. He blocked KAJ sky hook. Joker is great. Wilt would have ran right passed him. He was faster than Lebron.
Vlatko cancar?
Did you just say Vlatko has increased responsibility this year lol? Ok yeah you don’t know anything about the Nugs.
Jokic needs 3-4 more titles before he can be in the conversation for greatest center of all time.
lol.... '....other players like Peyton Watson and Vlatko Cancar' Umm.... Cancar had surgery in AUGUST and was out for the season before it ever started. So, no, he hasn't 'stepped up' this year. Now Christian Braun, Reggie Jackson, DeAndre Jordan, and Justin Holiday have stepped it up.
What is a big problem right now are the referees!!! Travelling? They forgot what that is really hard to watch at times! Here in EU it is another beast!
NBA want's Showtime and Score first! I mean i like it i love the NBA but we have to talk about those bad bad Refs!!!
Those ai generated youtube videos are really getting impressive
Jokic will play only two or 3 more years. Cause I don't see him different . Then Barry sanders when I'm done I'm done.
Ok but what does this mean for Lebron’s legacy?
^^ true. Remember something about Lebrons age or whatever
Greatness appreciates greatness, Lebron just praised Jokic for being one of the smartest players ever 💪
This is not a complete crap
Vlatko hasn't played all season....
Wtf… horrible mentions at 3:41. VLATKO CANCAR hasn’t even played this year. Why mention him and not Christian bruan who is nuggets top 6th man even above pat Watson.
Love jokic but wilt will always be the 🐐
love wilt but bill owned him back in the day
@@yungtrav7936 his teams won more often, but statistically you cant say bill owned him when Wilt Chamberlain averaged 30.0 points, 28.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 94 games versus Bill Russell in his career, including setting the nba record for rebounds vs russell at 55 in one game, and Bill averaged 14.5 points and 23.7 rebounds vs wilt. Bill won 85 times, Wilt 57.
Spurs didn't win in 2013. Heat did, after stealing game 6. Spurs won 2014 in a revenge match against the Heat.
Okay this list of the best ever needs to stop,, the season isn't even done and he's not yet played against any great centerrs like these other centers have all these other centers have had somebody else or at least a few of the centers that could at least keep them in check your point is a moot point, as he should not be ranked as the best until we get some centers that are in the league that are able to give him the competition,, no he's not the greatest yet he is a great center with very few if any centers in this new run and gun league.
Plus every one of these teams have aligned themselves with the new running strategy everybody's gone away from the center they happen to pick up a good center now we're telling him he's the best when he isn't even playing against teams that are structured for a center so let's quit this until we get back to center-based Teams
He's the greatest ever! Better than Jordan who was a ball hog! He needed a watered down league, pippen and one of the greatest coaches ever! If Jordan can be greater than Russell with 5 fewer rings, Jokic is greater than Jordan with 5 fewer rings .
@@MyGodYah Jordan is the second most overrated player of all time.
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Tatum's been better
It means that he's the new Moses Malone and will be forgotten as soon as he retires
Jokic >>>>>>> your favorite player and it's not even close. Stay mad casual
You got a lot of things wrong in this video.
NOT SO, PAL...
Which ones
Failing to support this take with evena single example makes this a weak casual take from a weak casual. Where in Wisconsin are you from?
@@frig1 the video mentions Vlatko having increased responsibilities for the nuggets off the bench this season. He hasn’t even played a single game this year due to injury. I don’t know what other parts of the video the op was referring to, but the video was objectively wrong in at least 1 aspect.
That is a wholly irrelevant detail that had just less then zero to do with the premise of the video or any take that could be derived from it.. @@nathangray2540
He’s talented. One of my favorite players in the league. But he’s playing in an overinflated era that doesn’t play defense. That’s not his fault but it’s still true. He’ll need to achieve more overall to make up for that.
White hope 😂😂😂!!! Let's move on!!!
Hakeem won 2 rings when Jordan stopped playing due his father death. Otherwise he would have 0 rings
Jordan lost in 95 and his numbers and efficiency in the PO were better than during his second 3 peat.
He plays with his head not on raw power as many. Please stop using word un athletic it is embarrassing and it doesn’t make sense. You play in NBA and have no athletic skills please stop embarrassing yourself. If you start that Then more than half a league is in
athletic.
Also, he is not popular because people like dunks, reactions, drama, no matter the score.
He is great,but modern NBA is complete trash,so....
Joker is the best player ever!
Olajuwon played in a FAAARRR tougher era. AND was way more dominant on the defensive end