Nikola Jokic: A throwback superstar for the modern era
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In an era that was ostensibly supposed to be dominated by an augmentation of quick, talented point guards, the most fascinating players have been the leviathan men with skill sets they should have outgrown in their adolescence. The league is riddled with 6-1Nikola Jokic: A throwback superstar for the modern era
In an era that was ostensibly supposed to be dominated by an augmentation of quick, talented point guards, the most fascinating players have been the leviathan men with skill sets they should have outgrown in their adolescence. The league is riddled with 6-11 impalas, 7-foot marksmen, and rangy ballplayers who teeter between sublime and majestic on either end of the floor. Nikola Jokic is both none and all of these things simultaneously, and at 22 years old, his potential lies in a hinterland that the Nuggets can’t wait to exploit for a full 82-game season.At the beginning of the 2016-17 campaign, the Nuggets were in a bit of a quandary. Head coach Mike Malone worked through some lineup issues that were understandable. He had a team composed of young talent and veteran know-how that just never felt right no matter what five-man unit he had on the floor. It was vexing as puzzles are wont to be. The biggest issue was that one of the pieces just didn’t belong, and oftentimes, he placed that piece alongside what Read more