Nikola Jokic - He's the most unique player I've ever seen in the NBA.

[Deepster]

Sabonis was closest but no big man ever passed like this, no guards pass like this...

You watch this clip and see how much his teammates move and cut knowing he’ll get them the ball. Then you see their exuberance after it connects. That’s team basketball.

 

[nomar]

Because of the Cold War we never saw the younger version of Arvydas Sabonis, but many NBA types have said he was the best passing big man ever.
I do love Joker though.

He's not your Vydas, he's not my Vydas, he's Arvydas.

I had the same reaction. I remember when he came to the NBA, that was his rep.

I have Jokic on my dynasty fantasy team, so I watch a lot of DEN games. He's amazing.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Between passing and FT shooting, he's close to putting himself in top 5 most "skilled" centers of all time. He's in the Jabbar, Walton and Olajuwon category of doing things people his size aren't supposed to be able to do.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Greek Freek is unique. Say that ten times fast.

 

[superjohn]

It's the passing everyone focuses on because we've never seen a big man do it as well as him but this is a pretty damn impressive scoring performance against Goebert who is considered thr best defender in the league and a Jazz team who is on fire...

 

[uconnbaseball]

MVP

 

[Chin Diesel]

It's the passing everyone focuses on because we've never seen a big man do it as well as him but this is a pretty damn impressive scoring performance against Goebert who is considered thr best defender in the league and a Jazz team who is on fire...

His FG is real good and his FT% is off the charts for a center.

 

[bballgrda]

The best description of Jokics game I have heard is telepathic. He knows where everyone is on the court and where they will be at each slice of time for any given possession.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The best description of Jokics game I have heard is telepathic. He knows where everyone is on the court and where they will be at each slice of time for any given possession.

When you watch the highlight film, he makes the no look and once the pass is about halfway to the target his eyes go to where the ball already has gone. It's as if he uses the eyes to reinforce the kinesiology thinking he already has. It's almost like a robot learning AI to make better decision going forward.

 

[Deepster]

The best description of Jokics game I have heard is telepathic. He knows where everyone is on the court and where they will be at each slice of time for any given possession.

It’s peripheral vision. He sees the court.

 

[Rocktheworld]

The best description of Jokics game I have heard is telepathic. He knows where everyone is on the court and where they will be at each slice of time for any given possession.

Being 7’ sure helps