Nikola Jokic is the BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD right now 🌎 - JJ Redick | First Take 

Jokic got so much undeserved hate this season. Glad JJ is spitting the facts.

ESPN talking more about the Lakers almost winning than the Nuggets actually being up 1-0 the disrespect is crazy

Jokic, the true MVP and the best player in the world. The guy is a monster. Unique. Something we have never seen before.

Thing about Jokic is his consistency. He almost doesnt have a bad game. It is impressive.

Honestly, we should all take JJ’s opinion more seriously than Stephen A’s. We all know Jokic should’ve been the MVP again.

Jokic is the epitome of the future of the NBA. Globalization, efficient shooting, and high IQ team basketball

The fact the national media is only talking about how the “Lakers should feel good” after a loss is just disgusting 🤮

As a Wolves fan, I thought we could go seven with Denver but I didn’t realize how ridiculously good Jokic is. Not only is he the best passer in basketball but he’s also one of the smartest. Totally cheering for Denver to win a chip.

Jokic the real MVP.

Lmao the audacity of Stephen A saying that Lebron is better than Jokic in 2023 😂

Jokic has been for the last 3 years. Casuals are just starting to recognize!

In my opinion, the Lakers shouldn’t get too overconfident. The Wolves did the same freelance defense with Rudy and KAT but Jokic picked them apart. Great adjustment by Ham, but counter adjustments exist.

I’m glad the world can see jokic more often now in these national televised games. Jokic just looks like a master in basketball. He’s in tune with every single play, he’s not just nice with the ball, the way his mind works in real time is insane. He plays like he mastered the skill of basketball. No crazy athletics, just doing everything right and executing. It’s basketball at it’s purest form

No one should be surprised with the Nuggets’ success. People forget that this is the first time since 2019 that the Nuggets have all their starters available in the Playoffs. Since 2020, they’ve always had at least one starter missing in the Playoffs.

Seeing Jokic get all this national attention is absolutely satisfying

Everybody's saying the Lakers will make the adjustments, well, so will the Nuggets. Jokic will find the way to score, pass, and impact the game, he is just too smart not to do so.

He is truly on another level. I love seeing guys breakthrough from star to superstar. I'm not a Nuggets fan but would love to see Denver finish the job

Yall rly said he never shows up in the playoffs like he wasnt missing his whole team the last 2 years

Can’t Believe Mark Jackson didn’t give this guy an MVP vote this year … ridiculous

Embiid winning MVP over Jokic was ridiculous!

I just wanna say I have never heard Stephen A open a segment with actual basketball analysis like he did here in the beginning of this video so shoutout JJ for making that man actually do his job again for once!

Waiting for Joker to win the chip to call him the best just means you will be late to the party. For the last 3 years, Jokic has been the most impactful player to winning and THAT makes him the best.

JJ was Embid’s biggest fan when Jokic won MVP last year.

Makes me sad that media disrespect Denver nuggets, like they played great but these people talk more about Lakers as if they won the game

His prime will last long he is not prone to injuries,doesnt care about spotlight,he is every coaches dream.Denver is no ego team.

Of course Stephen A Smith refuses to give JOKIC any credit.

Finally someone with an actual MVP vote admits it. Hilariously ironic that it’s the one that went toe to toe with Perkins on race

Please add more analysts like JJ. Truly unbiased and just analyzing basketball play.

Jokic reminds me of lebron in his prime not necessarily the way he scores but the way he changes the game. He’s doing everything for the nuggets.

Love the chemistry between SA and JJ. These dudes are having fun and it shows

Some facts about Jokic the playoff performer. He's the #1 leading playoff ppg scorer among centers in league history. More playoff ppg than Wilt. More than Kareem. Think about that. He's top ten in playoff ppg all time among all players regardless of position. He's top 20 in playoff assists and rebounds per game. He's top 30 in playoff shooting percentage. Essentially he's one of the greatest playoff performers in league history. So no one should be surprised what he's doing in this years' playoffs. That there are still doubters now is unbelievable.

What casuals don’t understand is that we faced this same dilemma with Kat and Rudy Gobert in how they guarded us(putting Rudy who’s taller than AD in the free safety area) and adjusted fine … jokic isn’t a stubborn player he’ll adjust and overcome

Denver is very capable coming back from 3-1. They did it twice in 2020. Jokić and Murray have been in four Game 7s and won 3 of them.

Great answer from JJ at 10:50!!!!!!!!!!

Anthony Davis 40 was so quiet because jokic showed their was a huge gap between them

jokic this post season : 31ppg/13.5rpg/10apg 56 FG%/51 3PT%/80 FT%

Jokic makes the hard things look easy. This is why he's the best player in the world.

The real MVP

Thank God JJ spitting some facts

I love JJ. Tells it like it is

Real MVP big again!

Nikola Jokic is the best player in the league! He always deserved the MVP!

JJ Redick would make a great coach. His insights & breakdowns be spot on.

JJ is absolutely right with this one. Jokic is the best player in basketball right now. He’s PLAYING like it.

Jokic be a scorer: Okay, 53pts Jokic be a playmaker: Okay, 20 assists Jokic be good rebounder: Okay, 21 boards Jokic do all of the above with at least 70%+ efficiency in the playoffs: Okay, 34, 21, 14

S.A face when JJ said hypothetical got me

So great listening to Mad Dog talk.

the lakers stayed resilient and didn’t get discouraged when down by 20

Actually agree with Mad Dog here, G1 was Lakers best chance to win on the road. I don’t think LA can beat Denver 3 games in a row which means best case scenario it’s a 2-2 tie heading back to Denver for G5….. chances are the Lakers will get worn down by then. The silver lining here is the comeback in G1… the pick and roll with LbJ put Denver in foul trouble and slowed the game down, that’s LA’s recipe to keep themselves fresh throughout the series.

JJ Redick really be breakin down film🤩🤩

After watching the game last night he's at the top of my list No Doubt

I’ll be happy with any team that wins in all that’s not the Lakers, but I would prefer Jokíc to win it all. We’ll never see a point center like this in another lifetime dude is a legend.

The mental gymnastics it takes to balance all the opposing takes is truly amazing. Only a seasoned baffoon like Stephon can truly excel at it so effortlessly.

The Lakers played really well in the 2nd half, but the Nuggets nearly giving up the lead and still winning showed me a lot. It’s just Game 1 so I don’t expect to see such an offensive display as adjustments are made. I got Denver, but it’s going to be real close because the stars came to play which is great for all of us.

I like the “He’s right and you’re wrong” at the end.😂

Thank god ESPN has JJ Redick to keep Stephen A in check

These analysts talk like the Lakers won the series cuz of that 4th quarter performance 😂

I agree

All the nuggets have to do is run PNR with AG while keeping Jokic close to the basket or running screens for jokic where AD has to switch

that's what's crazy around the end of the game. LBJ choosing to shoot 3s instead of capitalizing with his advantage against murray.

These 4 together chemistry just keeps on getting better

JJ, the best .... Nikola is the best for last two years...

This is the first time I’ve ever really agreed with Mad Dog and his old man takes. First of all the Lakers shot 45% from 3 that’s not happening again. Second Jokic only took 2 shots in the 4th because he was trying to get a rhythm going for his guys cuz Aaron Gordon couldn’t throw it in the ocean despite him being wide open. Third AD dropped 40 pts and 10 boards. Hasn’t history shown that AD is capable of that but he is also capable of 9 pts and 7 boards. So instead of this narrative that the Nuggets won’t play like that again the narrative should be that the Lakers won’t play that great either. Reeves will not hit those shots. Hachimura will probably foul out trying to guard Jokic and the Nuggets have the best home record. Lakers aren’t winning in Denver. They better hope that AD’s bad game is in game 2 cuz if it’s in Game 3 down 2-0 Lakers are screwed.

The Nuggets so wisely have drained the Lakers so severely that by game 3 the Lakers will perhaps collapse to compete and will melt down in toto . Great strategy by Nuggets

I can't believe that Russo still has a job on ESPN. Only four cracks. Stunning analysis. Maybe New Yorkers love him on the radio.

Stephan A got me cryin talkin bout he got me when u said it’s fluid 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

Nuggets are scary; they didn’t even play their best game. On the other hand, AD can’t duplicate his game 1 performance.

If Embiid was doing this, the media wouldn't hesitate for a second declaring him the best in the world. But since it's the guy they slandered and voted against, they need to wait. Jokic is and by far the best player in the world. I'm a huge Lebron fan, but ain't no way he's better than Jokic right now, no matter the outcome of this series.

Jj always spitting facts

Stephen A, JJ, and Mad Dog are by the best combo on this show in such a long time

Stephen A is the definition of "Tell me you're racist without actually saying you are racist".

Lakers had their best offensive performance of the playoffs, AD 40 piece, good games from LeBron and Reaves, and STILL LOST but they should feel good about that? Interesting spin this morning lol

Goo Denver !!!

I think the playoffs have really shown the consistency and ability of jokic. Offensively, defensively, rebounds, u want it he got it

Stephen A never gives non blk basketball players there full credit,it's been going on for many years...

Joking went 0-2 not 1-6 lmaooo

true mvp

“You’re accusing me of things 🥺” 😂😂 c’mon JJ

AD scored 40 in a loss. Nothing to feel good about that.

Stephen A Smith would never give credit to a foreign player. Peak xenophobia.

Game 2 is going to very interesting.

Jokic is a very rare breed! He is the best , period!

Next game , Jokic 30 , 16 rebounds 12 assists 😂🤙🏽

Ima keep saying it jokic over embiid

Agree with JJ

JJ redick is the new max kellerman in the sense that he can make stephen A goes mad. I wish Max is back with Stephen A & JJ. thats gona be epic

JJ would say that. He never played a lick of defense in his career! 😃

One thing for sure : what's been exposed is this Golden State Warriors Small ball shooting 3's. What's goes around comes around and Big Ball where the Big Man is the Center piece and Posting up is coming back to the NBA. Teams are going to start looking for that dominate Big Man.

JJ made Stephen A. blush with the Jokic comment 😂😂😂

Very entertaining segment

Nikola MVP

ESPN should say they are sorry for manipulating the narrative and striping Jokic out of his 3rd straight MVP

Jokic is amazing and the real MVP but Giannis > Jokic for me, Jokic is better offensively and Giannis is way better defensively.

I had picked Jokic for MVP because he checked few more boxes than Joel but the race was tight and so many were pushing for him to win so 🤷. Not mad about Joel winning though but Jokic was and still is my pick for MVP.

Ham is a heck of a coach!

JJ Reddick thinks he’s smarter than everyone else on the panel and he talks to them as such. Analysts that never played have their flaws but JJ has his own. I hope he changes that cause I can’t stand it.

Yessir. Jokic best player in the world right now!!!!

Nikola Jokic is the best player in the world

Mad Dog needs to be fire with these takes

for the past 3 years Jokic has been the best player in the nba.