Jokic is recognized as the first active man, and he has shown unparalleled strength. Unlike traditional centers, he does not have explosive athleticism and is not the type to dominate the basket on the court. But Jokic's skills are delicate, he has no solution to the basket, his mid-range is accurate, and he has more than 40% three-point shooting percentage. He is also an organized center, which is a precedent inside player. Jokic, 30, is at his peak. He has scored 16,210 points. How many points did the legendary center O'Neal score when he was 30?
Jokic's biggest label is "comprehensive". Taking this season as an example, Jokic scored his personal peak performance, playing in 70 games, scoring a triple-double of 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game, among which scores, rebounds and assists are the top three in the league. Almost every skill is full, and 34 triple-doubles in a single season also proves how comprehensive Jokic is. With Jokic's ability, he has the opportunity to compete for the scoring, assist and rebounding king at the same time.
So Jokic's scoring ability is stronger than he thought. As a second round pick, he averaged only 10 points per game in the rookie season. But he quickly adapted to the league pace, averaging 16.7 points in the second grade and 18.5 points in the third grade. In the fourth year of his career, he averaged 20+11+7 in a game and became the leader of the Nuggets and became the league's number one center. In the past five years, Jokic has won three regular season MVPs, one championship and one FMVP.
He averaged 21.8 points, 10.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game in his career. He has only one such center in history, and his total score has reached 16,210 points, which is considered a center with strong scoring ability.
O'Neal and Jokic are not the same type as each other in comparison. His offense almost all comes from the basket. Not to mention three-pointers, he doesn't even have mid-range shots, and his free throws are very bad. But O'Neal's dominance at the basket is unique in history. His explosive athletic ability, strong physical fitness, and delicate basket skills make it difficult to limit even if he gets the ball in the penalty area. Before he was 30 years old, O'Neal won the scoring title twice, with his highest average of 29.7 points per game in the season, which is almost the same as Jokic this year.
Although the Sharks only had one regular season MVP trophy in his career, he had 4 championships in his hands and 3 FMVP trophys, which was still the existence Jokic wanted to look up to. Before the age of 30, O'Neal averaged 27.6 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, and his total score reached 20,475 points. Jokic is indeed very comprehensive, but O'Neal is better at the destructive power on the offensive end.
