“Nikola Jokic About to Be the Best Center of All Time”: Unreal Numbers Force Fans to Disrespect 7 Ft Great Shaquille O’Neal

When the Denver Nuggets selected Nikola Jokic as the 41st pick in the 2014 NBA draft, people did not expect him to become a star. However, that investment by the Nuggets’ front office has paid off big-time. Today, Jokic stands tall as one of the superstars of the league and the reigning MVP too. Moreover, it looks like he might run away with the award this season as well. He clearly is a force to be reckoned with.

This has led to many putting him in the same light as NBA greats, such as Shaquille O’Neal. Despite being only 27 years of age, fans have even gone on to say that Jokic is the greatest center of all time. In essence, this is a knock on Shaquille O’Neal’s legacy as the greatest center ever.

Fans on Nikola Jokic

In light of Jokic’s incredible performances, fans on Twitter have made a bold claim. They stated that Jokic is the greatest center ever. This appears to be a clear knock on Shaq’s legacy.

Clearly, the fans stand with Jokic. Additionally, they have also highlighted Jokic’s passing ability. In fact, Jokic has the sixth-highest number of assists this season. Evidently, nothing seems to be stopping the big man. As the regular season draws to a close, Denver will hope to win as many games as possible.

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Furthermore, they will also hope that Jokic remains healthy. This will ensure that the big man brings his ‘A’ game into the playoffs and hopefully wins the title.

Jokic and Shaq in the NBA

As stated earlier, nobody expected Jokic to become the face of the Nuggets and a superstar of the NBA. This season, despite the injuries to Jamal Murray, and Michael Porter Jr., Jokic has carried the Nuggets to success on his shoulders. Moreover, he presently is among the front runners for the MVP award this season. It clearly looks like the big man does not seem to be stopping anytime soon.

In fact, in the Nuggets’ latest game against the Pacers, Jokic had 37 points, 9 assists, and 13 rebounds. Moreover, he had an efficient shooting night as she shot nearly 80% from the field.

Despite many fans considering Jokic as the greatest center, there is one thing that Shaq possesses that Jokic does not have yet. It is the NBA championship. In fact, the ‘Big Aristotle’ has 4 of them under his belt. Like Jokic, Shaq too was a fierce scorer and a strong rebounder. He was a freak of nature that struck fear in the eyes of his opponents. This led to him being unstoppable in the low post.

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Although considering Jokic to be the greatest center is a bold claim, it doesn’t seem impossible. For starters, Jokic is a better playmaker and shooter than Shaq. If he can amass the title wins like Shaq, we could see a change in the rankings.