Bleacher Report On the surface, this may not seem to be a particularly bold take. Jokic is widely recognized as a unique offensive talent, and the five-year, 147.7 million dollar contract he signed - that no one in the league thought untoward - speaks to the respect he’s garnered and the appreciation he’s due. All that said, this is still a player who has yet to make an All Star team. Last year he wasn’t one of the best three centers in his conference. This year he’ll be one

The third NBA season is typically when a player goes from getting his feet wet to becoming the basketball star everyone expects him to be. Some players fully realize their substantial upside during this time and make the transition to elite status. Stepping out the shadows of obscurity and taking their place as one of the best players in the NBA is a process and doesn’t happen overnight. As part of a three-part series, we will look at three leading men – Nikola Jokic, Devin B

Nikola Jokic has been incredible for the Denver Nuggets this season. The team is now two games up on the Portland Trail Blazers for the eighth seed. And a key reason for this is Mike Malone’s change in philosophy . After a slow start the Nuggets elected to run the offense through Jokic and the results speak for themself. In November of this year, Jokic was averaging 8.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, and 3 apg. Then a light clicked in Mike Malone’s head. The very next month Jokic averaged 17

Nikola Jokic The center position in the league has been changing for years now and in today's NBA, big men must be multifaceted to make a considerable impact. Teams are beginning to implement smaller lineups and are relying less and less on getting the ball into the paint. To be an elite center you need to be able to help the team in more ways than just simply relying on the old school big man mentality of bully ball and brute force. Finesse is as big a part of a big man’s ro