Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor breaks down one of the figures in his rankings of the top 40 players of this year’s NBA playoffs. Hear the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
Video Transcript
At number one, no surprises here.
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Nikola Jokic, 29.6 points, 12.7 boards, 10.2 assists per game, the second most efficient season of his career.
Back in 22, 23, he was more efficient, but he took 5 less shots that year.
This year, he’s been higher volume and elite efficiency.
He improved his three-point shooting percentage to 41.7% on 4.7 attempts per game.
Those are both career highs.
Had one of the greatest offensive seasons ever in the postseason.
Is he gonna get support from Jamal Murray?
Uh, the Nuggets’ defense is gonna be good enough.
They were bottom 10 in defensive rating this year.
Jokic is not quite himself, and he stepped up on that end of the floor.
We’ll see if he does.
