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?

  • bush_league_commish@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Al and Rob 2 seasons ago had some success, but that was partially due to the fact that the Nuggets didn’t have many other weapons on the court. Al bodying bigs with Timelord lurking to block shots was a solid combo.