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Where would you rank current Jokic among All-Time Centers? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by ExpiredCheeseIt@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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I don’t think it can even be argued against that Jokic is one of the greatest centers to ever play the game. The man already has 2 MVPs, a Finals MVP, and a championship at 28 years of age. As long as he doesn’t face any injuries, his play style isn’t exactly one that will quickly deteriorate as he grows older. But where do you think he already ranks among All-Time centers? What does he have to accomplish to be considered at the level of players like Hakeem?

(please don’t misinterpret that as me saying Jokic has already surpassed Olajuwon, I just thought it was a fun benchmark to use)

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[–] tridentboy3@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He may be the better overall offensive basketball player but he isn't a better overall player than any of Shaq, Wilt, Bill, Robinson, Hakeem, Ewing, Kareem. Defense is a major factor here. The question is whether Jokic superior offense makes up for his lack of defense and against some guys it does (he's better than Ewing) and against some it doesn't.