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Denver Nuggets C Nikola Jokić dropped a career high 19 assists on the Pacers last night and DP heaps effusive praise on the 3x NBA MVP. He is destined become the all-time assist leader at the Center position and it feels like he could break the single-game assist record for centers anytime he wishes. While Shai Gilgeious-Alexander is the favorite to win this year’s NBA MVP, Jokić could probably win it every year.
Dan Patrick: “I think he enjoys the mind game, the chess game of basketball and, as long as he continues to enjoy that, he’ll continue to be the best player in the game. It’s not like he’s slowing down or doesn’t jump as high anymore, this is who he is. He plays old-man basketball and he’s the best player in the game...He makes it look really easy, and it’s not really easy.”