“We had Pau Gasol, obviously he was a great player. And Sasha Vujacic, great guy, one of my close friends, but I mess up his name all the time. Now, I just love it.”“You know what I want? I want Luka to the Lakers, I want Nikola Jokic to the New York Knicks, I want ...
Dirk Nowitzki, the godfather of the one-legged fadeaway, sees shades of his signature shot in Nikola Jokic's unorthodox move.
Spurs 121, Pelicans 116:With his third assist of the night,Paul passed Jason Kidd (12,091) for No. 2 on the all-time assistslist and added seven more dimes to help San Antonio edge out NewOrleans — the franchise where his 20-year career began. |Recap The Moment: On a feed from ...
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Pete Newell didn’t intend to take on the mantle; it just sort of happened. A Navy man during World War II, he became a decorated coach, leading the U.S. to the 1960 Olympic gold and racking up victories at Cal. Such was his intensity that, in season, Newell subsisted on what see...
That is a tribute to Murray and Jokic. There is no silver bullet coverage for any pick-and-roll partnership in which both members can score from anywhere. The closest would be switching with two big wings, but Jokic punishes even slight mismatches with his bruising back-to-the-b...
Immediately after the final buzzer, Green and Jokić shared an embrace on the court. When Draymond sat down at the podium to talk to reporters, NBC Sports Bay Area's Kerith Burke asked him what the conversation was about. "I just told him 'Thank you for making me bett...
Nikola Jokic is a Serbian professional basketball player who is one of the most versatile talents of his generation. Widely considered the best-passing center in the sport’s history, Jokic won three NBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2021, 2022, 2024) and
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Nikola Jokic still is not a good defender in isolations on quick guards, but that’s never going to be his role on defense. He is supposed to be getting in passing lanes and a deterrent on a drive for the most part. He got better at containing guys in drop coverage and if they tri...