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Jan 19 2022 11:55pm
Both decided to go for 50 tonight.

Who's the best big man in the NBA?

Sixers: #5 in the east without Ben Simmons.
Nuggets: #6 in the west without Murray.

This is a tough one!!
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Jan 20 2022 01:42am
Is it tho
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Jan 20 2022 03:43am
Jokic and it’s not close
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Jan 20 2022 07:27am
Quote (Nwotmik @ Jan 20 2022 01:43am)
Jokic and it’s not close


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Jan 20 2022 07:41am
Embiid is better all around, Jokic is much better offensively

Top 2 centers in the league for sure, if I had to choose one for my team probably Jokic because I feel like he is easier to build around
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Jan 20 2022 09:24am
Quote (Izzo4Rizzo @ Jan 20 2022 08:41am)
Embiid is better all around, Jokic is much better offensively

Top 2 centers in the league for sure, if I had to choose one for my team probably Jokic because I feel like he is easier to build around


How do you figure? Passing wise, sure. But as a scorer? No way.

Embiid is definitely a better scorer. He can easily be argued as the most dominant scorer in the league right now in terms of being able to kill you from anywhere (him or KD). The way he's scoring out there shooting faders, one leg step backs, shooting threes at an efficient clip, and also dominating as a post up scorer more than anyone has in recent league history. Some people don't truly appreciate how insanely freakish Embiid is at his size to be able to score the way he does and be as good of a shooter as he is. Embiid statistically sees more double teams than anyone else in the NBA too.

But Embiid is no slouch as a passer anymore, he has improved there dramatically and is averaging a career high 4.2 assists per game too so it's not like he's not improving still. He's playing the best basketball of his career right now for sure (31+ points in 11 of his last 12 games too).

Either way, we can all agree Embiid and Jokic are in a class of their own among centers in the NBA. It's great to see big men like this be among the best in the league.

This post was edited by Sixers on Jan 20 2022 09:25am
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Jan 20 2022 10:41am
With all due respect to Embiid, its Jokic for sure
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Jan 20 2022 11:58am
Quote (CiroC @ Jan 20 2022 05:55am)
Both decided to go for 50 tonight.

Who's the best big man in the NBA?

Sixers: #5 in the east without Ben Simmons.
Nuggets: #6 in the west without Murray.

This is a tough one!!

And MPJ.

Jokic's on/off numbers are contender vs bottom seed. He's averaging 26/14/7, no player in NBA history has ever averaged 25/13/6 before.

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Jokić now ranks seventh in the NBA in points per game, second in rebounds per game, and 10th in assists per game. Obviously, no one else is in the top 10 in all three categories. Giannis Antetokounmpo is closest, but his 6.1 assists per game rank a mere 23rd. Quite simply, there are very few players that impact all phases of the game as thoroughly as Jokić does. He scores at a level comparable to Stephen Curry while doing so with more shooting efficiency. He rebounds at a level paralleled only by Rudy Gobert this season. He averages just about the same assists per game as LaMelo Ball and Draymond Green.

On the season, the Nuggets have outscored opponents by 45 points. When Nikola Jokić is on the court, the Nuggets have outscored opponents by 262 points. When he sits, they give back a ridiculously high 212 points in just 823 minutes. Spoken another way, the Nuggets post a +10.0 Net Rating in the 1,251 minutes Jokić has played. In the 823 minutes Jokić has sat, the Nuggets have a -12.3 Net Rating. That’s a patently absurd swing of good play versus bad play, a +22.3 Net Rating On-Off differential.

Here’s how other MVP candidates compare:

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Jan 20 2022 12:55pm
Think I'd have to take Jokic but it's close
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Jan 20 2022 01:32pm
The one who plays defense
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