Nikola Jokić is the best player in the world right now. Tjonesonthenba will admit it — he was wrong. Today’s era of journalism sometimes requires you to take L's. Nuggets fans were right. Jokić is different.
in the Western Conference finals. And when James turned in an otherworldly performance in Game 4 of that series, essentially a 40-point triple-double, it was Jokić that scored the game-winning basket of the series and muted the impact of James’ all-timer with an all-timer of his own.And that’s what it takes to be the best player in basketball. It takes those kinds of performances regularly.
for a decade. It’s taken Gobert being traded to Minnesota for the Jazz fan base to accept Gobert’s flaws. So, fans are going to be vocal, they are going to be loyal to their guy, and when it comes to Twitter that loyalty certainly comes in droves.Jokić has made improvements to his game and his skill set, little things, subtle things, that have turned him from a superstar top-five level player to the guy who should currently wear the crown as the best player in the world.
But, from covering the Nuggets, I realize just how in shape Jokić is, and how much better his conditioning is now compared to earlier in his career. In this playoff run, he’s been as fresh in fourth quarters as he has been at the beginning of games.
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