Nikola Jokić the best passer in NBA History ?

[jontaejones]

Easy call best passing Center of all time. Sabonis, Walton, Love if you view him as a center are the next group. He stands alone at the top.

All time NBA? I don't think so. I would put on my homer goggles and suggest Rubio! Teams would leave him wide open(fairly) to try and do nothing but clog the passing lanes and he still put the ball where ever he wanted.

The guy could not shoot or finish in the paint, yet offenses still consistently became more efficient with him on the floor.

As a PURE passer, I think Rubio is the best I've ever seen. If he wasn't a terrible shooter, had better athleticism/strength, etc.

Passing (in that way) is also not as valued in today's game because of the 3-pointer.

I'd put Kidd second.

I Thomas is also up there. Stockton too, but he got so many assists from pick and roll to the same guy. Kidd and Thomas, when you see them play with other guys, they had eyes in the back of their head.

 

[Mebert]

As a PURE passer, I think Rubio is the best I've ever seen. If he wasn't a terrible shooter, had better athleticism/strength, etc.

Passing (in that way) is also not as valued in today's game because of the 3-pointer.

I'd put Kidd second.

I Thomas is also up there. Stockton too, but he got so many assists from pick and roll to the same guy. Kidd and Thomas, when you see them play with other guys, they had eyes in the back of their head.

Rubio cold have even got away without a jumpshot if he learned how to finish in the paint. If he had both he is a star, he failed to add either. True shame.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Easy call best passing Center of all time. Sabonis, Walton, Love if you view him as a center are the next group. He stands alone at the top.

All time NBA? I don't think so. I would put on my homer goggles and suggest Rubio! Teams would leave him wide open(fairly) to try and do nothing but clog the passing lanes and he still put the ball where ever he wanted.

The guy could not shoot or finish in the paint, yet offenses still consistently became more efficient with him on the floor.

I would add Vlade Divac to your list. I thought that prior to Jokic, Vlade was the best playmaking big I had seen. Ironically, like Jokic, he’s also a Serbian.

 

[Mebert]

I would add Vlade Divac to your list. I thought that prior to Jokic, Vlade was the best playmaking big I had seen. Ironically, like Jokic, he’s also a Serbian.

Fantastic add. Bump Love, although his full court football passes are awesome.

 

[Shanemansj13]

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I'm not sure I would consider him a big, a wing.

The answer is one of the top PG's of all-time. Bird and Lebron are the 2 best passing wings of all-time though.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Bird wasn’t the best passer of all time either

Right pick a top PG.

Maybe some say Magic. Stockton, Kidd, CP3...I would say most say Stockton or Magic

 

[Shanemansj13]

Best full-court passing big of all-time....

 

[BigFin]

No White Chocolate?

 

[msgkings322]

Fantastic add. Bump Love, although his full court football passes are awesome.

I do 'love' those passes

 

[Manster7588]

Right pick a top PG.

Maybe some say Magic. Stockton, Kidd, CP3...I would say most say Stockton or Magic

Magic was magical with the ball.

No pun intended.

 

[tlance]

Right pick a top PG.

Maybe some say Magic. Stockton, Kidd, CP3...I would say most say Stockton or Magic

I would put Nash in the conversation too.

But that is pretty close to my list.

 

[tlance]

Chris Webber belongs in the conversation for best passing big man.

He might be number 2 on my list there.

Nobody touches Jokic though.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Best full-court passing big of all-time....

He’s the best QB Cleveland has seen since Bernie Kosar.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Chris Webber belongs in the conversation for best passing big man.

He might be number 2 on my list there.

Nobody touches Jokic though.

Not even the best play making Big on his Kings teams.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Not even the best play making Big on his Kings teams.

Webber >>>> Divac

Scot Pollard doesn’t make the list dude

 

[fightinfunbags]

Webber >>>> Divac

Scot Pollard doesn’t make the list dude

Respectfully disagree. Divac was Jokic before Jokic. Jokic has perfected it but Vlade was a weapon in that regard.

 

[Janus]

I'll take Jabbar. Kareems assists are way underrated.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I'll take Jabbar. Kareems assists are way underrated.

Nah, you compared Michael Jordan to Jerry Stackhouse. You’re disqualified from all discussion after that one.

 

[Janus]

Nah, you compared Michael Jordan to Jerry Stackhouse. You’re disqualified from all discussion after that one.

Nah, I never compared the 2, you're prejudiced now.

I said, if you care to research it, Stackhouse dunked from the free-throw line also, so that action is not too impressive if it was meant to be something out of the ordinary.

Kareem is certainly the best without question.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Nah, I never compared the 2, you're prejudiced now.

I said, if you care to research it, Stackhouse dunked from the free-throw line also, so that action is not too impressive if it was meant to be something out of the ordinary.

Kareem is certainly the best without question.

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