Giannis V.s Jokic

Imagine you are playing a pick up game of basketball and you have the first pick. Your choices are Giannis Aketetupo, a 2 time MVP with one championship under his belt, and Jokic, a 2 time MVP who just recently won his first NBA championship. So which player should you choose? 

Leadership is a very important trait to have in basketball. Jokic and Giannis have shown great leadership skills but who is a better leader? This season Jokic led his team to the NBA finals where the nuggets got their first championship in franchise history. Jokic led his team all season to win the championship and he succeeded. Giannis has also shown great leadership skills in his career leading his team in 2021 to the finals where the Bucks had won their second championship in franchise history. Giannis has also shown good leadership hyping up his teammates. So in a game both players have shown that they can carry their team to victory. But I have to say Jokic takes the cake on this one because of his passing and playmaking.

Now here comes the big question: who is the more skilled player? Jokic has shown a lot of skill last season, averaging 24 points and 9 assists. He is also the first player ever to have 30 plus points,20 plus rebounds, and 10 plus assists in a finals game. Giannis on the other hand averages 29 points and 5 assists. Giannis has also blocked and dunked on great players like Lebron James. He is also the first player to have 40 points and 20 rebounds in back to back games. So who is the more skilled player? This is a close one but I think Giannis takes the edge on this one because when you look at the stats both players are better in different categories for example Jokic is a better passer and playmaker where Giannis is a better scorer. I think it’s Giannis because he can be dominant on both offense and defense getting more blocks and points then Jokic.

Now that we have looked at both players, who should you choose to play on your team? Both Jokic and Giannis are remarkable players and it could go either way. But I think Giannis takes the cake on this one because not only does Giannis have better stats and is a better defender than Jokic but Giannis is a lot more athletic than Jokic. When Kobe Bryant  and Shaq were on the same team Kobe sometimes wouldn’t pass him the ball because he was too slow and couldn’t make it up and down the court in time. Same thing goes with Jokic. I think Giannis would be more valuable on your team because he can take up more than one role on a team, he can play center if he needed to and is a better scorer than Jokic. Even though Jokic won this years championship it does not mean hes better