Nikola Jokic reveals his list of the best NBA players: “I’m going to say…”

Participating in an episode of the “Curious Mike” podcast, hosted by his teammate at Denver Nuggets, Michael Porter Jr.the big Serbian star Nikola Jokic didn’t rush when he was asked who his five best players in the league would be. NBA at the moment.

“I’ll say Joel [Embiid]Luke [Dončić]you have to put [Kevin Durant] and LeBron there. Even though they are a little older, they still manage to play at a very high level,” said the Serb. Afterwards, he admitted that it is very difficult to put together a list like this with so much talent and resumes that some stars bring to the league. Finally, Jokic mentioned the names of Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards It is Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Michael Porter Jr asked Nikola Jokic about his purpose:

Jokic: “If you remember, when we won the title, they put out a video of people celebrating in their homes. I got goosebumps (talking about it), it’s crazy… pic.twitter.com/qx2B4nfo6X

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“I think it’s really impossible to say. I think you like one player more than another, but I think it’s very difficult to put the top five or even the top ten, to be honest.”, said the current NBA champion. Jokic has already dueled with several of the names mentioned in the last playoff of the Western Conferencewhere he won the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns.

This time, the Nuggets continue to fight to become contenders during the postseason, being great candidates for a second championship. At the moment, the franchise Colorado occupies third place in the conference with a record of 22-10, with a streak of five consecutive victories. Jokic, who wants his third MVP award, is at an impressive pace, accumulating averages of almost a triple-double, with 26.4 points and 12.3 rebounds, in addition to 9.2 assists per game.