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Kendrick Perkins Compares Nikola Jokic To Hakeem Olajuwon: “Most Skilled Big Man To Ever Play The Game”

Nikola Jokic has taken the last two MVP awards for his dominant efforts with the Denver Nuggets.

Last season, the Serbian center was on a roll, putting up monstrous numbers of 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game on 58.3% shooting from the field. He lead the Nuggets to the sixth seed in the Western Conference while missing two of their scoring weapons in Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.

Before the start of the new season, former NBA center Kendrick Perkins now praised the back-to-back MVP and made comparisons between Jokic and one of the all-time greats, Hakeem Olajuwon.

“I actually think Jokic is the most or one of the most skilled big men ever to play the game. I’m comparing him up there with Hakeem Olajuwon. I already feel like he’s the best passing big man. Some people are saying, oh, Jokic is not that great of a defender. Well, those people are wrong. He’s pretty agile when it comes to switching pick and rolls, and he’s pretty good in actual drop coverage in the pick and roll. He’s good at relocating his man, things to that nature, you know, and I watch him, and I say, you know what, his IQ is probably one of the best in the game.”