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Given that it's often been quite a divisive topic in the past, what's the current general consensus on Nikola Jokic's defensive level? Is he a weakness, a positive, or somewhere in the middle? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by honestnbafan@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Denver last playoffs and this regular season so far have shown another level of defense to in the past playing at a borderline top 5 level in both instances

However many still view Jokic's rim protection as a major issue and simply think Denver have done a good job of hiding this

Personally I'd probably say he's obviously not All Defense level or anything but at this point is probably someone between a neutral and moderate positive overall

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[–] dbgager@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Jokics D has always been good ..not elite but good. He blocks shots actaullu quite often. Just becaus ehe cannot sky and block a shot at uit sapex. His fast hand, great positoning and size proviode good D. Teams do not win championships with bad D. So people pushing that narative don't know what there talking about. ANdf I wish some would stop trying to push such nonsense. Slightly positive...lol.