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

More than anything I think the league has moved. Originally it was the scoring guards that would get him in high pick and roll and use abuse him. Steph, Dame, Harden but also Donovan Mitchell and CP3 have had huge series just doing that on repeat. Basically none of those guys are threats or are on teams that are threats anymore and so you can’t exploit that weakness. A team like Heat, Celtics, Suns or Clippers are perfect for Jokic with big scoring wings.

This is one of the reasons why the TWolves really are a specific threat to Denver bc of Ant and the Warriors, despite all their other problems, would make Denver more nervous than either of the LA teams