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    What Happened When Kobe & Shaq First Met Nikola Jokic?



    Let’s take a look at what happened in the first encounter between Nikola Jokic and Kobe & Shaq.

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    7. Jeremy Nitta on

      Jokic has some truth. In my mind there’s only two bigs in history who actually gave Shaq problems: Tim Duncan and Hakeem. And what did they have in common? They both has the skill to face up and make Shaq guard their huge array of moves and shots, which Jokic has as well. I’m not saying Jokic would dominate a prime Shaq, bc there isn’t a man alive or dead who could have done that, but he could definitely give Shaq some headaches

    9. Avi Bhagan on

      Jokic is to weak to stop the power of Shaq

      Shaq is to old school and metronomic to predict the wild imagination and finesse of Jokic

      It's safe to say, neither one of them can defensively lock down the other !

    10. Allister Mcginlay on

      Chamberlain reached 20,000 points in his NBA career in only his 499th (fastest ever)

      Shaquille O'Neal is the ninth-fastest player to reach 20,000 career points (727 games).

      Nikola Jokic has put up 11,419 points in his career. (569 games) 8 seasons?

      Remind me what dominate is?
      Just how many players who would have been a handful for Shaquille O'Neal?

      Wilt Chamberlain (at the very least a physical match for shaq )
      Bill Russell (found a way to slow down everyone he ever played, by team defence )
      Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (modern era he would be more athletic with more muscle mass)
      Nate Thurmond (he played every penny of his size, player more ripped than anyone in his era )
      Wes Unseld (nobody to mess with? )
      Hakeem Olajuwon (his accolades speak for themselve )

      Don't talk about player efficiency rating, it's a modern way of reducing the greats of the past and reinforcing the sports broadcasters picks of modern basketball?
      Just imagine stats that are not counted, especially Bill Russell & Wilt Chamberlain, they both would be higher by a considerable degree and Wilt with his blocked shots and steals would be far higher (probably above) MJ & LeBron?

      Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 3,189 career blocks and 1,160 steals in his career.
      You think that Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain couldn't match those or better?

    18. Who cares on

      to call kobe a role model should be acrime.
      this man had not consensual sexual interactions with a 19 year old and even admitted it.
      if thats a rolemodel… i dont want to live up to this shitty standards.

    21. Bazooka Joe on

      Jokic relies mostly on his size and that is not enough when going against prime Shaq. Jokic nowhere near Akeem Olajuwan who Shaq could not contain.

    22. Brad9plus on

      Jokic would be in foul trouble guarding shaq. AD took care of him in the 2020 playoff…sure the offense runs through him now so of course his numbers are great…I don’t think he can carry the team in the playoff.

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