Former Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers praised Jokic Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is the consensus best player in the world right now, but that might not be a strong enough statement to describe his greatness.
On a recent episode of the Off Guard Podcast, former Nuggets guard Austin Rivers shared a bold statement about how good Jokic is right now.
I know Joel Embiid won the MVP last year, but we all know Jokic probably should have won last year too, Rivers said.
Going back in history to explain how voters feel the need to change their MVP voting from year to year, Rivers thinks Jokic should have won last season, but it went to someone else in the same way that both LeBron James and Michael Jordan lost the MVP. . awards over the years that they have won.
That’s a big difference,andquot; Rivers talked about the difference between Jokic and the NBA’s second-best player.
Who the hell else [leads the NBA in points, rebounds and assists]? The team just won the championship, the team is still at the top or one of them, Jamal [Murray] hasn’t even played most of the games.
Jokic is the most dominant player in the NBA and there is a difference. Rivers said how big the gap is, and it’s the biggest in the NBA since LeBron James, which shows how dominant Jokic is right now.
