Denver last playoffs and this regular season so far have shown another level of defense to in the past playing at a borderline top 5 level in both instances
However many still view Jokic’s rim protection as a major issue and simply think Denver have done a good job of hiding this
Personally I’d probably say he’s obviously not All Defense level or anything but at this point is probably someone between a neutral and moderate positive overall
On a personal level I’d say he’s a slight positive. His biggest value defensively is reading what the other team is doing and putting everyone else in position to better stop it. Local podcast was talking about a late game possession where Jokic told everyone where to be and it made the play much harder on the Clippers.