Zach Lowe No one who has watched the Nuggets for the years they haven't won the title can make a case that it's Jokic's fault like at all But if he gets a second one the names he's next to are like the holy pantheon of NBA players Bill Simmons He has to be with Bird and Magic at that point

Zach Lowe I think at the end of his Nikola Joki career if not already he's gonna be statistically and just like eye test better than Larry Bird better than Magic Johnson 1 ring in Denver is worth more than like a Lakers ring or whatever

He might be the best player in the history of the NBA - Stan Van Gundy on Nikola Jokic at the start of this season

Bill Simmons on Denver's exit I gotta ask was the Gordon injury bigger than any other injury in this series The second half Jokic played was a we're-not-going-down-like-this kind of half and only Cam Johnson was joining him

Nikola Jokic on what it takes to win NBA MVP I think you have to have a good group of guys who support you You need to have good chemistry and guys who trust you So to get the MVP I think you need to have a great group of guys with you

Bill Simmons on the MVP race I voted for Joker Nikola Jokic I changed my pick

Wemby on defending the Nuggets Its different than most teams since they have the best offensive player in the world