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Nikola Jokić

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NIKOLA JOKIĆ (DEN)

DIFFERENT BREED

NBA ROLE: ALL-WORLD SUPERSTAR/ELITE PLAYMAKER

 

A 3x NBA MVP & NBA Champ!, Nikola Jokić is an outstanding star talent w/ the unique ability to carry an entire offense, at the 5, as a playmaker & scorer; a recurring triple-double candidate, Joker's a new wave big on O – perhaps the most gifted passing big of all-time, Joker’s able to initiate offense as a primary playmaker: orchestrates plays like no other – creates space via handoffs, finds cutters w/ quick, water polo-esque strikes – waits for the exact moment to make his read (draw a foul, kick out, or go up for a shot); makes teammates better solely by existing on the floor; highly productive scorer, features three-point range, shots facing up (nifty hooks & patient counters), racks up numbers on the glass and around the rim – consistently running action through Jokić creates wide open looks; excellent footwork – Nikola moves well, has a varied skill set in the low post; high volume boarder: gets hands on a lot of tip ins, cleans up a lot of own misses; needs to pay better attn to detail as a defender, has some trouble containing penetration; great chemistry w/ Jamal Murray, deadly PnR duo – no better source in the league for a 1-2 combination; perennial MVP candidate, epitomizes DIFFERENT BREED (no one can duplicate his play style w/ similar effectiveness) – won 1st NBA title in 2023 to cap off LEGENDARY playoff run: Jokić is perfect as DEN’s Undisputed Franchise Player

 

NUGGETS UNDISPUTED FRANCHISE PLAYER

SIGNATURE!

(NO LOOK) BEHIND THE BACK

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HANDOFF, SCREEN --> MIDRANGER

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TOUCH PASS

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TRAIL TRIPLE

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#DOGTAGS: UNDISPUTED FRANCHISE PLAYER, NBA CHAMPION,

MVP/FINALS MVP,

DIFFERENT BREED, ALL-STAR, BUCKET-GETTER

DIMER, BOARDER

MORE ON “JOKER"

  • NBA Champion (2023)

  • NBA Finals MVP (2023)

  • 3x NBA MVP (‘21-’22, ‘24)

  • 4x All-NBA First Team (‘19, ‘21-’22, ‘24)

  • 2x All-NBA Second Team (‘20, ‘23)

  • 6x All-Star (‘19-’24)

  • Avg. career-high 27.1 points/game (2021-22)

  • Avg. career-high 13.8 rebounds/game (2021-22)

  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2016)

  • (FACTORY SETTING) NBA 2K25 RATING: 97

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