Lots of names being pushed to be crowned as the Best NBA Player in the World at the moment. Dallas Mavericks and NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki is pushing for Nikola Jokic who has an uncanny way of dominating.
“He’s incredible. With the lack of athleticism, you really have to say that he’s maybe arguably the best player in the world. Just skill level out of this world,” the one-time MVP and one-time NBA champ said during an appearance in the Haymaker Youtube channel.
Nowitzki then broke down what makes Jokic special.
“How he reads the game, his basketball IQ, it’s just incredible. And he’s just so big and overpowering with little guys. See, with me, you could always get away with guarding me with little guys,” he continued.
“And I had problems fighting them, getting down in the post, but he is just so big that you cannot guard him with little guys. He just makes it impossible. And he’s so good as a rebounder, too. And with the big guys, he just draws them out. You can post them, you can draw them out, run the pick-and-roll.”
Nikola Jokic leads in MVP ranking
An MVP is the validation of player being the world’s best and Jokic is right there.
NBA.com released its latest MVP Ladder with Jokic occupying the top spot after leading his team to seven straight wins while averaging a triple double of 28.8 points, 13.1 rebounds, 10.9 assists. He took a leap from being no. 3 the week before.
Second in the ranking is 2025 MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was no. 1 last week.
Third place is Milwaukee Bucks star and two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo who averages 33.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists. Compared to the two, the Greek Freak’s team has an undesirable record of 8-6.
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