The NBA offers no guarantees. But this feels more like a beginning of something, not a crowning achievement. Nikola Jokić's consistency, dominance, aura, 𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, suggests that a Jokić era has staying power, writes ThompsonScribe.
— will have a say in future championships. But it’s quite possible we just witnessed the launch of the Jokić era.had the entire league spacing the floor with shooters at every position trying to keep up. They popularized positionless basketball, turning real centers into an endangered species. Miami’s run this season is a remnant of the league the Warriors created: small, skilled, versatile and deadly from deep. But the NBA always adapts and adjusts.
But he’ll also burn defenses with his 3-point shooting, run the point and pull the opposing big out of the paint and control the game from the high post without taking a shot.said. “I feel like that’s the biggest thing about the player that he is. He’s going to try to make the right play every possession, no matter if he’s scoring the ball or passing it. … That’s what makes him dynamic.”
“Nikola, even tonight, he’s kind of acting like this was just another game,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “He’s never changed with all the success, and he never will.”
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