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?
Davis actually did ok against Jokic in the playoffs. His efficiency was down around 50% when guarded by Davis, as opposed to 60+ otherwise.
That’s what relative success against Joker looks like.
Gotta show me the stats cause jokic destroyed AD, they only guarded him well when Lebron or rui were the main defenders with AD roaming