Which player is actually ‘best’ at guarding Nikola Jokic
For whatever reason before the WCF in 2023, there was a conception that Anthony Davis does very well against Nikola Jokic however that narrative has completely flipped.
I’ve seen Nurkic, Ayton, Draymond and Gobert mentioned before but the facts (stats) seem untrue.
While there might not be a Jokic stopper, is there an actual player that defends Jokic well to the point of keeping him to or below his averages?
The truth seems to be that no one particular player is that much better at guarding him than any other, only a tandem like AD and Dwight in 2020 can slow him down measurably. If I had to pick one player however I’d say Gobert gave him the most trouble these last playoffs.