The Reasons why Nikola Jokic OWN’S The NBA

The Reasons why Nikola Jokic OWN’S The NBA

I just thought him is the best play in the league like I told you earlier you know he you know he won the championship that’s the best team in the league and you know he’s the finest MVP so I just to keep going see and see you in two

Weeks and keep doing your thing and that’s why you’re the best in the league no one on the planet is a better basketball player than Nico yic right now so Stephen A Smith have I said to you Nico yic is the best basketball player in the world what would you say

I’d say duh it’s very very obvious is it is hard to not admire Nicola yic when he is playing at the level that he has been on in the last couple of seasons to put it simply Nicola yic has been one of the greatest offensive players in NBA history and what is most

Impressive about him is how easy he makes it look he does not chase the numbers whatsoever unlike many other superstars who have been criticized to do so has the NBA gotten too easy for the Joker probably let’s take a look at exactly how good of a basketball player

We you’re talking about so everybody is aware of Nicola jokic’s numbers he has been averaging close to a triple double in the 2023 24 season scoring 25.5 points per game while adding 11.2 rebounds and a little over nine assists he is obviously the Nuggets main offensive star powering their engine to

One of the best offenses in the league the nuggets are fourth in field goal percentage and eighth in three-point percentage they have also averaged the fourth least number of turnovers per game over the last couple of Seasons Nicola joic has become more and more crucial for the Nuggets offense joic on

And off numbers have ticked up in each of the past three regular seasons in his first MVP season his impact on the Nuggets was plus 8.9 points per 100 possessions with Denver scoring more when he was in games and allowing fewer the next season jokic’s presence versus absence nearly doubled statistically

They outscored opponents by 8.4 points per 100 possessions when he played played while giving 7.9 fewer points per 100 with him in the game add those up and yic on the floor was worth 16.3 points in net rating as the Nuggets finally evolved into a championship

Squad you would think that by having a healthy Jamal Murray and productive players of the likes of Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr jokic’s onoff numbers would take a dip well think again the Joker had the highest on andof rating in the league with a 22.9 rating to put

This into perspective his biggest Rivals for the MVP award the process and The Greek Freak had a 18.9 rating combined jokic’s presence on the court was of great influence which left teams to try and catch up in the 15 minutes of play time that the Joker sits out during

Games what’s most impressive about Nicola is that he doesn’t power the Nuggets offense only through his scoring as a matter of fact you could argue that Nicholas scoring has not even been the number one reason why Denver’s offense has been so good his court vision and

Basketball IQ have opened up a whole lot of opportunities for his teammates he is always a step ahead of the play finding the open man in situations where it seems like there is no open man at all whatsoever making other players shine is his real superpower as he has proven in

Multiple ways since teaming up with Nicola on the Nuggets Aaron Gordon’s field goal percentage instantly jumped above 50 a number that he had never before averaged in his career kavus Caldwell Pope is another example of a player whose numbers increased since joining the Denver Nuggets before joining Denver in the 2020 2023 season

In his nine seasons in the NBA Caldwell Pope has shot over 40% from three-point range only once in his career in both of his Seasons as a Denver Nugget cavius has been shooting over 40% and in the 2022 23 season he shot his career best 42.3% from behind the arc the Joker’s

Right-hand man Jamal Murray has also benefited from his presence throughout his career Murray has played in just 16 games without yic and his numbers immediately dropped to 16 points 3.7 rebounds and four assists per game a significant downgrade from his career averages of 20.5 3.6 and 6.5 you get the

Point Nicola is an amazing teammate to have around you if you want your numbers to go up and the Joker is not just a performance booster for players only but contributes directly to winning basketball as the nuggets have consistently been one of the best teams in the league under joic and of course

The 202 to 23 NBA champions while you can argue that the team’s success is because the nuggets have a well set up and symbiotic roster there is no doubt that Nicola yic is the main engine that drives that roster to Championship level Heights with yic on the court the

Nuggets are shooting 7.4% better than when he is on the bench it is clear that his presence on the court has been of great importance for Denver especially for their offense and what makes Joker even more reliable is that he has been healthy throughout his entire career

Over the course of his almost one decade long NBA career Nicola has played less than 70 games in only one season and that was 2022 23 NBA season when the Nuggets secured homecourt Advantage for the playoffs earlier than expected so Nicholas’s absence was not due to health

Concerns but in order to be more fresh come playoff time you would think that a seven-footer who weighs more than 280 lbs would have at least some difficulties playing as many games as the Joker does but for now Nicola has been healthy and in Rhythm for as much

As one could be another thing that is really impressive about Nicola is that while he is on the court he genuinely wants and tries to make his teammates shine if he recognizes that somebody on his squad has a good night he is happily going to feed him the ball and make the

Offense go through him whether we are talking about Jamal Murray going out for 40 points on 13 off 22 shooting against the Minnesota Timberwolves in game two of the NBA Playoffs or letting his sophomore teammate Payton Watson boost his confidence and take 10 shots against the Detroit Pistons while Nicola only

Shot three rarely if ever do you see a superstar of Nicola jokic’s caliber go out and take only three shots in a game to put things into perspective in the 20222 23 NBA season Nicol yic had a total of 15 games where he took less

Than 10 shots in a game on the other hand there were a total of 18 games combined where a player who averaged over 24 points in the 2022 23 NBA season took L than 10 shots that game and yes there were 23 other players who averaged

More than 24 points that season if there is no need for the Joker to be aggressive around the rim he doesn’t force it he lets his teammates shine and even opens the doors for them so they can shine as bright as possible as he has once said his mindset on the court

Is based around an old saying that his coach in Serbia told him a pass makes two people happy while scoring only satisfies one if Nicola eats everybody around him eats as well possibly his greatest asset is that he’s very reactive to his surroundings and adjusts accordingly if you don’t know what

Version of Nicola you are going to get you can easily figure it out by the way you plan on defending him as Miami Heats head coach Eric spola said after game two of the 2023 NBA Finals when jic dropped 41 points on the heat while dishing out a modest for his standards

Four assists this guy is an incredible player he said twice in two seasons he’s been the best player on this planet you can’t just say oh make him a scorer that’s not how they play they have so many different actions that get you compromised a lot of teams try to make

Nickola score by not sending double teams and guarding him straight up while that might have worked in some cases in many it has not Nicola has been scorching teams going for 40 on eight occasions in the last two seasons alone and he has done so by shooting on great

Efficiency still rarely do you see Nicola Force things and take a bad or ill-advised shot when he shoots it feels like Santa Claus deciding to keep one of the presents he has in stock for himself he never takes a bad shot but only what the defense gives him while some of the

Shots he takes may look unorthodox Nicola has found a way to get them in having a career average of 55.5% if that is not impressive enough The Joker finished the 2022 23 season averaging 63.2% from the field which ranked him eighth in the league in that category

Out of the seven players that were ahead of him nobody shot nearly as many three-pointers or even shots in general as Nicola did in the 2022 23 season Nicola shot a total of 149 three-pointers while the seven players ahead of him shot a total of 31 three-pointers combined that is crazy

Efficiency especially when you add into consideration his usage rate volume of shots and pressure from opposing defenses of course he led the league in player efficiency rating with a score of 31.5 as well as leading the league in eight other categories what makes him that efficient is his previously

Mentioned basketball IQ which is up there with the greatest players to ever do it you can even argue that jokic’s IQ and awareness are around the best amongst athletes in general he is that great he is so great in fact that he has been doing damage without the ball as

Well his gravity on the court demands so much attention letting his teammates have the easiest shots in their careers without even getting the ball in his hands whether he has the ball in his hands or not jic still orchestrates the Nuggets off defense to Perfection often times giving players instructions in

Order to get open shots no matter if he ends up shooting passing or just setting a screen joic will more likely than not make the right choice on offense when asked about his decision-making process on offense Nicola yic gave the most interesting answer that he could have

Given I don’t know maybe in a lot of situations I am open or maybe I am just aggressive I really don’t know maybe the team wants me to shoot more I cannot explain it to be honest but it just happens to be like like that I didn’t go

Into the season and say I’m going to shoot more it just happens to be more his greatness comes from making the most complicated look like it is beginner level simple not many players are capable of doing what Nicola has been giving defenses on a nightly basis and

To make such plays look simple and easy that is absurd it is fair to say that even though we have seen amazing talents play in the NBA over its Rich history nobody is similar to The Joker yes there have been a lot of big men who were better Defenders than joic yes there

Have been big men who were more dominant in the paint maybe even better Shooters but what no player let alone a center has had is jokic’s combination of skill IQ and feel for the game that make up for the full Nicola yic package in yic

You have a player who can go out for 40 points every night but decides to do so only when it is necessary he can bully pretty much anybody in the post he has a soft touch and is good with both hands basically as close to ambidextrous as he

Can be he he is also crafty when putting the ball on the floor and can play oneon-one on the perimeter as well he is also a more than capable floor spacer with a career percentage of 34.8% behind the arc he reads rotations amazingly and the Defenders are aware of that which

Makes them nervous questioning themselves whether to make the rotation or not often times leading to an open look for the Joker or one of his teammates if yic had a different approach towards his numbers let’s say somewhat of a Joel embiid like mindset for example he would probably own a

Couple of scoring titles by now but he seems to be aware that even though he can score at a high level night in and night out his team is most productive when he gets everybody involved jic has shot more than 25 shots in a game in 32

Games and has scored less than 30 points in only three of those however more often than not in those games he had to pick up for some of his teammates under performances joic is not the typical Superstar player that has a knack to overshoot the ball in many games on the

Contrary some people say that joic has has the tendency to sometimes overpass the ball instead of shooting it ironically even though his court vision is probably his greatest asset his tendency to overpass the ball may be his biggest negative in his offensive game if you could even call it that however

You put it though you cannot and should not challenge Nicola to score on you and opposing teams have tried their best to surprise joic with their approach whether it is a trap around the Baseline that they would set up or a trap on the perimeter or maybe even sag off of him

But y has always had the right response and adjusted accordingly it is really fun watching him fool Defenders every game although the same may be very unenjoyable for his opponents with yic turning 29 years old in February 2024 he is currently in his best years as a

Basketball player but have we seen the best of him you could argue for both cases You could argue that he takes it easy during the regular season but even then he still puts his foot on the gas pedal when needed it is crazy to think that despite seemingly taking it easy in

Many games jic still manages to average absurd numbers he ranks just outside the top 10 in career assists per game average and there is not a single center that is ahead of him in that category he is third in average rebounds per game with 10.6 behind Baylor and Wilt

Chamberlain two guys whose numbers are not likely to be surpassed in the near future he is fourth in total career triple doubles a record that he is likely to break he is the only one in this category’s top five to play in less than 700 games in his 2021 to 22

Campaign he had the most efficient season in NBA history with a PR of 32.9 the guy is basically a walking record breaker he is that good and we are still wondering if he is given us everything that he is capable of doing it is in Do or Die situations where

Nicola yic does the most damage the performance he gave us in the 2023 NBA finals against the Miami Heat was basically a top 10 performance of all time in five games against the Heat joic averaged 30.2 points good enough for seventh all time 14 rebounds placing him at number eight in alltime finals

Averages while also dishing out 7.2 assists which is obviously number one in the centers category and shooting 58% from the field it is historic performances like this one when Nicola yic plays the hardest that raised the question whether we have seen jokic’s Full Potential on display what if Nicola

Y PCH actually cared about his numbers could he have given us a 60-point performance by now or maybe a 20202 game when looking at his game logs it is very likely that you would end up in Shock by the Numbers 40 27 and 10 on 50% from the

Field against the Charlotte Hornets 36 21 and 11 against the Rockets or maybe 35 20 and 11 against the Brooklyn Nets those are some NBA 2K numbers however all three of these performances ended up in a loss and at the end of the day that is what the Joker values the most surely

He would rather have more modest numbers and end up with a win and it is that mindset that makes him so great and also separates him from most of today’s Superstars at the end of the day Nicola yic is a winner he is a competitor who always does everything it takes to win

Whether that is to score 40 points or dish out 20 assists or even make defensive stops he is ready to give it 100% on the court Nicola yic is probably a top 10 talent in NBA history when is all said and done he could turn out to

Be a top 10 player in NBA history a top three Center number one in career triple doubles a multiple time NBA champion if Nicola yic keeps up with this level of play what is ahead of us will most likely be greater than that which we

Have seen so far we can only hope for the best for Nicola yic and the Denver Nuggets as we are truly witnessing one of the greatest talents in basketball history who successfully made playing in the NBA look easy

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is making the NBA look so easy for himself. In this video we will take a look how he does it and what makes Nikola Jokic so good!

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