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Which player is actually 'best' at guarding Nikola Jokic? (alien.top)
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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?

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

Embiid is better at guarding Jokic than Jokic is Embiid (at least that seems clear in their limited matchups), but I don't think either is great at it. I think Embiid could be but he's always kinda worn down on the offensive end.