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?
I wanna see Wemby go against him.
I’m looking forward to watching that matchup too. Of course Jokic can go from scorer time facilitator at the drop of a hat so there’s no real chance to shut him down but Wemby presents him a unique challenge for sure
It’s gonna be 3-5 years before wemby has the muscle to deal with Jokics dump truck on the low block
It’s going to be a weird blend of Wemby being so long and nimble he can affect some of his shots, and Jokic tossing him around like a ragdoll. I imagine the refs will have a lot to do with that matchup.
Mmmm me next
Watching Joker vs Wemby on the perimeter will be something. Joker trying to thread passes against Wemby’s length.
Chet will get his chance this Sunday, interested to see what happens with it
Jokic is really strong and has great foot work. Not saying Chet is a bad player but i dont think hes strong enough or can stop him in the paint.
Yeah I’m definitely not expecting Chet to hang with him his first time playing him
I wonder if he makes a Giannis transformation.
He had a season ending injury from one push from bron, they not gonna let him guard jokic
The injury was a fluke. He had no prior injury history and he was playing on a wet floor.
If we are being realistic jokic will fold him into two. Also wemby isn’t guarding jokic
How is Wemby going to stop Jokic backing him down.
He’ll get three blocks and peeps will say Wemby got him, but Jokic will finish 17/20 for 53
Potato vs Carrot.