Jokic steals the show in the Nuggets and becomes a “legend” for Isiah Thomas

Nikola Jokic is a legend of NBA and this theory was confirmed even more after the title that helped the Nuggets to win last Monday, the 12th, against the Heat. At least that’s what he guaranteed. Isiah Thomas, one of the greatest players in American basketball history. The Pistons idol assured that the Serb can now be considered one of the greats who played on the courts of the United States.

By managing to reach 600 points, grab 269 rebounds and give 190 assists, Nikola Jokic made Thomas see him as a new NBA legend. It is worth mentioning that all these numbers were reached during the post-season, the most decisive moment of the year in the main basketball league in the world. Therefore, Isiah declared himself to the Joker.

“What he achieved statistically in those finals certainly puts Nikola in the legend category for me. After all, I don’t think anyone has done that before in this league. No pivot had a campaign with this productivity, in so many different aspects, from the point of view of numbers. This is very special, to sum it up”, he stated. In addition, Isiah Thomas took the opportunity to compare Jokic with the heyday of Shaquille O’Neal.

“Nikola’s performance reminded me, first and foremost, of Shaquille O’Neal’s heyday. Of course they are different. In fact, we’re never going to see that level of dominance again because the game has changed so much. But watching a center do what this guy does in a league run by perimeter players is impressive.”, he completed.

While receiving raves, Jokic thrills with strong statements after the NBA title!

If you want success, you need to be bad and then be good. So when you’re good, you have to fail. And when it fails, you will fix it”he stated.

“I think experience is something not about what happened to you, but what you are going to do with what happened to you (…) . There are steps you need to follow and there are no shortcuts. It’s a journey and I’m happy to be part of that journey”completed the message regarding his growth to become one of the greatest athletes in the history of the Nuggets in the NBA.