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?

  • Low_Beyond8134@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    How does Embiid do against Jokic because he’s bigger and probably stronger and is a great rim protector

    • -Drink_More_Water-@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Joking was cooking Embiid in the first half of that 47 point game. The 76ers then switched PJ Tucker on Jokic in the second half and slowed him down

      • TheGreenLandEffect@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        It was more so to allow Embiid to stay near the rim rather than get pull away and Jokic hit a cutter for an easy 2 since no one else in the team can protect the rim

    • DrownedInBeans@alien.topBEnglish
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      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.