\u201cThere has not been a more dominant, complete player that I\u2019ve played against, in a sense of attributes that you just mentioned,\u201d James said. \u201cFrom the passing to the shooting to the rebounding to the attention. There\u2019s nothing he cannot do on the offensive end. Like, nothing at all. Nothing. You try to double him, he\u2019s going to make you pay. You try to play him single coverage, he\u2019s going to make you pay.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe even brings the ball up the floor. They outlet the ball to him. I don\u2019t know off the top of my head, there\u2019s been a couple, but guys where a point guard would rebound the ball and outlet it to their center to push the break. That lets you know how amazing this guy is.\u201d<\/p>\n
No one doubts the dominance of Joki\u0107\u2014there\u2019s a reason he\u2019s a three-time MVP\u2014but still, getting such high praise from a player like James is meaningful. This is a guy who has played alongside bucket-getters including Kyrie Irving and Dwyane Wade, and is currently teammates with Luka Don\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n
It just goes to show how unique Joki\u0107\u2019s skillset is, and how effective his game is in the modern NBA.<\/p>\n
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