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?
That’s because it’s always a much better decision to not have your best rim protector on jokic. It just takes them away from being able to guard anyone else. If they’re moved off they can constantly help with defending him, but can also influence the rest of the defence. It’s why the lakers switched AD and Rui as well