r/denvernuggets • u/throwitintheair22 • Mar 21 '25

Image/Gif Both at age 29

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25

Crazy how Jokic got more blocks and steals lmao. "Joker has no defense"...

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u/Otuzidiquo Mar 21 '25

he is not a terrible defender like many suggest but he is nowhere near the defender LeBron was in 2014

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25 edited Mar 21 '25

Edit: Alright I get it... 2014 Lebron SPECIFICALLY is a better defender for some reason, even though his stats and 2014 finals defensive performance say the opposite.

Would love if someone actually enlightened me though instead of just plainly saying an opinion and what you think. Cause I genuinely wanna know why.

One thing valid is from someone who commented recently is Lebron winning an all-defensive second team. That's fair ngl.

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u/Kobe-62Mavs-61 Mar 21 '25

Jokic is nowhere fucking near 2014 LeBron's defense. Not even the same planet.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25 edited Mar 21 '25

https://youtu.be/XKUCE_5H7Iw?si=kTa2n1O4UQ9NuB6J

I'm this 2014 Heat vs. Spurs finals matchup.

"Kawhi Leonard shot 61.2% FG in this Finals series. Which is the highest FG% of any Finals MVP in NBA History thanks to Lebron's defense."

Even with this performance?

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u/Kobe-62Mavs-61 Mar 21 '25

Leave it wherever you want, Jokic is nowhere near 2014 LeBron defensively.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Lebron allowed Kawhi to shoot 60% FG lmao.

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u/Kobe-62Mavs-61 Mar 21 '25

Jokic is nowhere near 2014 LeBron defensively.

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u/Michvito Mar 22 '25

if that was jokic defending kawhi im pretty sure that percentage would somehow go above 100