Which player is actually ‘best’ at guarding Nikola Jokic
For whatever reason before the WCF in 2023, there was a conception that Anthony Davis does very well against Nikola Jokic however that narrative has completely flipped.
I’ve seen Nurkic, Ayton, Draymond and Gobert mentioned before but the facts (stats) seem untrue.
While there might not be a Jokic stopper, is there an actual player that defends Jokic well to the point of keeping him to or below his averages?
Embiid mostly wins in their match ups, but he’s ducked the last few which isn’t a great look.
Dwight Howard his athleticism his strength his lateral quickness and his quick hands.
And Brook Lopez similar build and he’s a solid defender
Draymond Green is ok that’s about it .
Since Jokic learned how to throw his weight around (refs eased up a bit on this, too), honestly I don’t think anyone can guard him.
No analytics here and purely bias. Myles Turner
Wemby san
Batman stops the Joker. (Grant Williams)
Embiid…
There is no best lol
There is no Jokic stopper like it wasn’t a Lebron stopper
I still think AD made him work quite hard last playoff series.
His father
No one can “stop” Jokic. But if I had to choose someone, it’s the donkey. Draymond
Jokic made AD his bitch last night quite frankly
Untrue. He made AD his bitch in the 2020 playoffs
Gabe vincent lol
Dwight Howard did a pretty good job on Jokic during the bubble