I don’t think it can even be argued against that Jokic is one of the greatest centers to ever play the game. The man already has 2 MVPs, a Finals MVP, and a championship at 28 years of age. As long as he doesn’t face any injuries, his play style isn’t exactly one that will quickly deteriorate as he grows older. But where do you think he already ranks among All-Time centers? What does he have to accomplish to be considered at the level of players like Hakeem?
(please don’t misinterpret that as me saying Jokic has already surpassed Olajuwon, I just thought it was a fun benchmark to use)
Kareem, Wilt, Russell, Shaq, Hakeem are all easily above Jokic imo. I’d say Jokic is somewhere from 6-8 with Moses Malone and David Robinson. Probably 7th behind Moses imo, but i wouldn’t argue if you put him one spot higher or lower.
I know “all time rank” now means some combination of ability, stats, accolades, longevity, etc. so Jokic couldn’t possibly be in that upper tier yet for people here, but If we’re talking purely about who contributes the most to winning basketball games relative to their era, I’m putting Jokic up against any of them
They’re easily above him by volume, but man if you adjust for the time Jokic has had I think he’s right with them.