There's a lot of legacy talk going on right now with Jokic. Is it premature to be talking top 10 all-time with him? I know that in my entire basketball viewing life he's as dominant as anyone I've ever seen. My personal top tier of guys I watched is Jordan, Shaq, Lebron, and Jokic.
There are some reasonable longevity arguments for having Kobe and Duncan still ahead of Joker, as well.
Here's my all-time top 10 (not necessarily in exact order):
- Jordan
- Lebron
- Kareem
- Magic
- Bird
- Wilt
- Duncan
- Russell
- Shaq
- Kobe
Is there room for Jokic on there, somewhere?
He has more MVP's than Duncan, Shaq, and Kobe. However, all of those guys are multi-time champions.
I don't think he cracks the top 10 yet but I think if he plays at this level for another 5 years and wins a couple more titles and another MVP or two it will be hard to argue against him.
3 titles and 4 MVP's would be a better resume than Bird or Wilt.
If he wins a title this year, I'll be thinking seriously about how he stacks up with Kobe and Wilt. I know I'd pick Joker before either of those guys in a draft.
There was a piece recently about how he's the only guy to accomplish all of this without an all-star or all-defense teammate.
He is 29 so if he can stay elite into his mid 30s he will definitely be in the top 10.
A long time ago, I made a big psychotic spreadsheet to attempt to work this stuff out, but I haven't updated it in a while.
Here's a photo of me working on it:
https://m.stacker.news/31092
Did you end up finding the killer?