T-Mac Is In Awe Of Nikola Jokic: 'We Have Never Seen Anything Like Him' | WHAT'S BURNIN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2023
- On the latest episode of WHAT'S BURNIN, Tracy McGrady previews the NBA Finals with Rachel Nichols and discusses what makes Nikola Jokic such special player.
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T mac thank u for giving jokic his respect
He doing that since 2019. Game recognise game.
He’s the same guy that said the league was watered down a couple years ago
Kobe also recognized Jokic and respected him a lot. in 2019 he challenged Jokic to win the MVP and guess what, he did it xD. Rest in Peace Mamba, we Serbs love you
@@maddawg9636 we know that, it's on yt for yrs....
Him jj reddick and Charles Barkley are the only ones along with Shannon that have showed love to jokic
McGrady is my favorite player growing up. And he is one of the few who admires Nikola Jokić, who is from my country. I am happy.
Game recognizes game. A lot of analysts, who have never played a meaningful game, are typically good for hot takes and debatable comments (for clicks and views).
Like a Perk or a smith , you are right
Tresi me po gredi, slobodna interpretacija
T-Mac, my all-time favourite american bb player praising Jokic 👌❤️
Same.Good guy as well,you can tell.
Jokic's passing is truly beautiful to watch
The Nuggets as a whole are beautiful to watch
his whole game is a beauty. hes the best player in the NBA and its honestly not even close.
His entire game is just... wow. His offense is a full package, post moves, shot, playmaking, rebounding... Everyone talks how "Bad" his defense is, which really isn't true, matter of fact he has been quite a solid defender this playoffs, he isn't engaging into a lot of layups or close shots on his rim for the simple fact that they don't want him in the foul trouble.
@@ja4309 I agree mpj, Aaron Gordon of course jokers brother murray. Brucie B
Jokic is what a Sabonis in his prime would have done in the NBA
Jokic is what we call “country strong”… no muscle tone but could uproot a tree and roll it down the street 😂
Corn fed!
No weights are needed for that type of breed! They are just strong on another level. 💪
yeah “country strong” is better and healthier than any gym rat!
LMAO, absolutely love this!
Oh man, this is so accurate. I knew one back in the day. Guy was a 7 feet, fat shipwright but he was carrying a ship mast all by himself. No cap.
Tracy was maybe the only NBA analyst who had him as MVP even after the Perkins fiasco, respect.
You spelt racist rant wrong.
T-Mac the legend, much love from Serbia 🍺
@@expungebad bros a professional troll 💀
@@expungebad dagada dagada rrr rr
Jokic is no wasted motion. Just a pure baller with such high level offensive skill and understanding of the game. Totally unicorn like given his size/length, know-how to use it, his magic like passing abilities and deft touch from everywhere. Since he improved his conditioning, there’s no stopping him. He’s the best player right now.
I don’t think he’s a bad defender at all, but what I would really love to see from Jokic is to do what Marc Gasol did and become DPOY. Gasol was a similar build and body type, not gifted athletically but worked hard and brought it every night on the defensive end and became an elite defender. If Jokic can do that, he’s in GOAT center territory along with Olajuwon.
He’s Larry Bird 2.0 he’s a pure basketball ball player with no athletic ability. Just like Larry Bird
@@anthonytobias5459 to me, he’s Marc Gasol crossed with a slightly past his prime Arvydas Sabonis, who because of injuries towards the end of his career relied on his incredible skill set and size to be an effective player. Both were great passers from the centre position. He also reminds of a centre version of Mark Jackson.
@@gnomechomsky2524 I agree. He can use his size and intelligence to be a more than effective defensive player. He’s already in my mind, decent/adequate.
Honestly that’s what I’ve noticed the most, his greatest asset on top of everything is he just seems to have perfect body control so like as you said he just genuinely doesn’t waste movement cause it allows him to play his chess game perfectly
T-Mac was saying it was not close who the best player in league is months ago. He knows ball.
THANK YOU TMAC for spitting facts. If Jokic was in NY or LA he would be showtime.
It takes a real talent to recognize a real talent. T-Mac is one of the most skilled players to ever play the game. Kobe called him the most difficult player to guard. Glad he recognizes a real talent. T-Mac and AI were the most popular players growing up in Asia.
Nope kobe said the hardest to guard is kd
@@JC-xm9lo you are right. He did mention KD. In another interview, Kobe mentioned T-Mac as the toughest player he played against. Here: th-cam.com/video/yPxHoRBpeLs/w-d-xo.html
That’s why white men make all the player personnel decisions because they are the real talent. Hahaha you internet people say anything.
two kings in the game
Haha yes, especially in the early 2000’s they were the stars!!
Jokic when he hears Tmac loves him
Jokic - No homo
TMAC is a legend and appreciates how great Joker is.
He is a breath of fresh air in a world of never ending threes. I am so sick of the way most teams play the game today and that includes my Celtics. Unwatchable.
Yeah there is a reason why the nuggets are shooting a low volume compared to the league of three but still winning and that’s cause they only take efficient shots they won’t just jack up threes it’s just what’s the best most effiecmt way to score. Even mpj will usually taking shots moves the ball so much cause of jokic and dcnvers system
JOKIC the real MVP
love how even days before the MVP vote, these guys were saying who's scared of Jokiv, he cant be a three-time MVp now the tune has changed so drastically.
Facts
@@alfredjones4925 just makes me mad cos they were watching him play, his style of play has not changed this whole season, only the narrative around him
@@sonwabileantonie9825 Yeah it is painfully obvious that most NBA commentators just did not watch Jokic play. Emmy award winning sideline reporter Lisa Salters said that game 1 vs the Lakers was the first time she had watched Jokic play. ESPN needs to do a much better job of NBA coverage next year or just give the coverage to TNT (who does a much better job than ESPN of basketball coverage).
@@kevind4606 they need to hire different people, their NFL coverage is good because of the knowledgeable people. I know TH-camrs who break down the game better than Perkins, Windhorst, Malika, Richard Jefferson and Tristan Thompson. All those guys were hired to defend LeBron and the Lakers, not to talk real basketball
To be fair, T-Mac was one of the few guys who said Jokic deserved MVP all year so he's not being fake like a lot of other ex-players and analysts.
I loved TMac as a player and I love seeing him talking about my boy Jokić like that. He just knows what basketball is.
The most impressive thing is the versatility. He has both the soft touch of a shooter and the ability to bang hard with the biggest dudes under the basket. Few players combine both. Plus the accurate passing, the long range shooting... And I like his attitude. No primadonna and crybaby episodes like Joel or KAT.
Everyone kept saying players are evolving. Here you got the evolved beast. Them Euro boys.
Lebron gave Joker the coolest nickname ever and it makes me sad no one is using it. The monster in the mountains.
Big honey 🍯
The Slow Flow
Joker already the best nickname
That was actually Darvin Ham's quote...
@@Shiljamannn I only saw Lebron say it but I believe you.
As a Nuggets fan we have been aware of Jokic for the last 5 years, it's funny to watch others catch up now
It was really in 2020/2021 when he actually became this offensive juggernaut... Before that he was a parenial all star type player with great upside, smooth and talented, similar to Gasol brothers
I wouldn’t wanna play against Jokic, either! He’s not just huge, he’s CLEVER. He sees plays before they happen. His team mates are so lucky, they just need to vaguely move in the right direction and Jokic will find them and deliver the perfect assist. Easy money. I love watching him but damn, he’s a living breathing cheat code 😅
I think any guard would love playing with Jokic. Just open shot after open shot while having fun. Jokic has definitely made his mark this year.
T Mac!!!!!!!!! My favourite player of all time. My GOAT. Thank you for joy and everything. I am from Serbia and i used to wake up at 3am to watch you play.. You are the man. You enjoyed every single second on court, it was satisfying to watch. Thank you for nice words for Jokic, he really is something else. But you.. you would jump even over him haha and score like 50 in 45 seconds :) All love from Serbia to yall NBA and T-Mac fans
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!!!!!!!!!!!
He WAS the basketball
T- mac being honest about his Lakers pick and admiting he was wrong.... And he is genuinely star struck by Jokic's game and gives him his flowers.
Watching Jokic run pick and roll with Jamal Murray in the post is something you only see in video games lol. A Center on the perimeter feeding a 1 Guard in the post.. they did it in the 1st game of the Finals and Murray had 2 big dunks. Amazing 👏🏻
"He's gonna send Kevin into retirement"😂😂
TMac was banging the Jokic over Embiid drum all season, and was proven 100% correct in the postseason
The Jump Reunion! Happy to see these two back together. TMAC is looking trim and young (PAUSE)
Pause
All u need is paul here to say some wild ish
@@brianbadonde9251 You right, that was wild. Super pause.
Resume
@@TheIcemanthomas exactly!
Jokic does not have an ego, doesn't seek attention and he is humble to a fault. He is the best player in the NBA, but he doesn't know it and he will never promote himself. Totally unselfish and he leads with a Team First mentality. He is so fun to watch and I am so glad to have him on my hometown team.
T mac quote about Jokic " He is everyting I love about basketball" . Dont know any better compliment som1 can give u, hands down and from T mac man, i will never forget how he beat allone that game when he scored like 15pts in 60sec
Jokic is so fun to watch. If you saw the Olympics that one year this doesn’t surprise you Jokic is literally an offensive genius
Jokic plays like he’s the only one on the court who’s read the script-that he wrote.
Jokic gives excitement and joy as you watch him play. What a great player.
TMAC slimmed down in retirement. For a while , he was looking like he is getting like shaq. Good for him
Naw he was just wearing Shaq's suits😂😂😂
@@Red-gc6dw 💯
One of my fav players growing up giving praise to my fav player today.
T Mac, great words from great, great, one of my favourites NBA players! 😊
He doesnt need to jump. Why is that an argument against him? It is like asking Shaq to hit 3s
They got to find something wrong. Giannis said about himself that he is handsome, has a beautiful family, can dunk, pass, dribble but he just can not shoot 3s.
I don’t take it as a knock. Him not jumping really high means less room for injury and more room for a longer healthier career
He is a highly conditioned athlete, that is obvious, he is not a tub of lard, watch he will wear whoever is guarding him down!
Great point
I didn't take what they said as derogative though
1:41 I like the hesitation before he said "f***ing"... it's like he thought, "ooo, should i swear here? nah, but he is that good."
man i remember in 6th grade having the blue Tmac adidas (2002-2003??) love jokic and Tmac both
Jokic is one of the best passers ever. Not just for big men. Only Magic and JKidd makes the type of passes Jokic makes
One of the few guys who talked Real about Jokic, him and Larry Bird.
Jokic will save basketball from moronic casual terror and parade of pussified, whiny, easy ring chaser "Superstars". He's THAT guy.
TMac was one of the players jokic looked up to. He said it in an interview, he remembered him dominating. Jokic is the mile high monster that everyone has to go through now; he nice! 😂
What a legend talking about a future top 10 all time.
T Mac and Rachel back together again!
He hittin that!
@@brianbadonde9251incel logic
@@BristolBerg that doesn't even make sense! I have sex buddy !
@@brianbadonde9251 you have the maturity level of a 5 year old.
You guys are disgraceful. You simply can’t see a woman and a man have a show together without jumping each other.
For someone who had played with Yao Ming for several seasons, T-Mac's compliment on Jokic is warranted.
Yao was a great player but injuries limited him
GIVE THIS MAN HIS FLOWERS 💐
HE’S GONNA BE MVP - FMVP - CHAMPION BY 28
I did not think the Nuggets had that dog in them. Not Jokic, just the players around him. Great additions to the bench, Murray and MPJ being healthy.
On Jokic not being more popular, sure playing in Denver, but he just doesn't care. He doesn't go around selling his brand. He is humble, loves his family and his country. He is uncomfortable in front of a mic. I think it is refreshing to see. F the media for always dogging him about it.
I never seen him play til a month ago. I was blown away. Jokic is a unicorn.
how?
@@DawwgHouse did you even watch the video? Lmao
Do you pay attention to basketball?
@@blakefrancisboggs7526. I stopped avidly watching years ago. Now i check out full game highlights but never paid any attenrion to Denver.
@@platinumgsc4129 ?
Jokic is the best point guard today, and one of the best in history... then he is also a marvellous shutting guard, on top of all that he happens to play defence as an elite center.
The fact that you have a center with point guard skills is a big ass mismatch
Too bad his team is not enough for the heat
@@ndnd7614 more than enough. 🃏finals MVP
he is elite defender?😂
@@ziginaigra I'd say plays average defense enough to not be called a full on liability. They probably meant he could play defense as an elite centet
‘True greatness reminds you of no one’, that’s Nicola Jokic!
T-Mac my man! Yo respect 🏀🔥
T-Mac looks so clean and sharp! love to see it!
PS: I miss Kobe, I can not think of him while watching this TMAC old friend and competitor.
My favourite thing about guys like jokic and duncan is they bust that whole myth about how you have to be a low key sociopath to win titles
T Mac!!! Always real bout Jokić 💯💯💯💪 lfg Denver 💪😜🤫
Rachel and Mac are the best together. Tmac always gives honest takes, no hate or hyperbole
Actually we have. Arvidas Sabonis. Though those were just glimpses since he came in the league well out of his prime, but if you really did your research, you'd see that Arvidas was the prototype for Jokic.
Jokic is the upgrade, an amazing one at that
Prime Arvydas was probably even better than Jokic. Much more mobile, did the rim protecting thing, apparently it's the only defense that matters, and was bigger.
He was just old and injured when he came to the NBA.
@@markocurcic6314We'll never know what he could have truly been in the NBA as a younger player unless he actually had the situation where he was. Still, their games are eerily similar
@@ja4309 for sure we'll never know.
@@markocurcic6314 yeah. Since he came in the league past his prime we wouldn't really know his ceiling, but based on what we got, we saw glimpses of what he once was. But my statement still stands though, since he came in slower and older, he's really like Jokic 😂
@@ja4309 well at least we can watch his son who is like a Great Value version of Jokic
Thanks, TMac! My respect for YOUR game validates what I also see in Jokic, which is EVERTHING.
Love u Tmac always kept it real bout Jokic
Tmac, such a legend. When you hear Kobe speak on Ts skill.
Love Jokic!🙏💪🏀
T-Mac = my personal GOAT
Arvydas Sabonis. European Wilt. Same exact skill set as Jokic. He came over to the NBA broken down and at the end of his career and was still a franchise Cornerstone.
If you watched basically any Denver games this yr there's no way you thought the Lakers were gonna stand in their way.
Man T-Mac playing with Jokic would have been an insane offense
0:50 They waited like that, because they knew that Denver had a different hallway to their locker room. LMAO
Glad to see the OGs giving Jokic their respect
Respect. ❤️
Aww 🤫 thanks T.Mac he's in Denver
Rachel is almost 50 years old still looking gingerlicious 😋
joe kick is such good sports person I love when he plays with ball
T Mac 🦖
TMac love from Toronto
T-Mac is an OG, he knows his basketball.
Jokic GOAT
Man...that Tmac logo is still so 🔥. Best design ever.
WE LOVE U TOO T-MACK ! JOKIC MVP!!!!!!
Would have loved to see peak Arvydas Sabonis in modern NBA and how he would compare to Joker
t Mac hilarious 😂
I’ve heard Shaquille say the joker is him only better, I would say he is Tim Duncan with double the range and the same basketball IQ🤷♀️👀🤷♀️👀🤷♀️
INTERNET KIDS
BETTER SKILLS DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE A BETTER PLAYER.
td was 10 times better defender shaq 5 times+if shaq playing now and u pass him the ball ever time down low he would avg 50 lol
@@ziginaigra WOW NOW THAT WAS A GROUPIE ESPN COMMENT. IF YOU KNEW BASKETBALL. SHAQ PRESENTS WAS HIS DEFENSE. AND U FORGOT HE'LL HAVE 20 REBOUNDS
@@kharyvines6971 ye i forgot about 20 rebounds sry and 5-10 blocks lol
Jokic is the truth. He should have gotten the MVP and I was a guy who leaned on Embid but seeing how the nuggets smacked my Lakers, I'm convinced, Jokic is the real deal! Love watching him play!
Best players can’t win mvp every year, ask mj and lebron
I learned Joker was the truth after he played the Suns
Kidd shout, love it.
Ngl that heat photo dope af
Rachel and T Mac do a podcast, I don't have showtime.
I would say that Murray and Butler are on par with each over BUT Jamal has Nikola who multiplies anybody on court with him. No Heat player could do the same for Butler.
Exactly his next best player is Caleb Martin while the Nuggets have KCP, MPJ, Gordon and Brown who can all get buckets in different ways
Butler is a better defender... But they both can be super clutch and get hot...
@@brianbadonde9251 bro whose that clown in your pic?
Jokic is so much better than Embiid it's actually sad af he got robbed
Embid is the MVP. Playoffs performance is not what validates his regular season MVP. Lebron should have like 7 MVPs.
@@YinkaKaris actually what you are saying is that you support robbery.
@@YinkaKaris lebron shouldn’t when you constantly form all star squads you can coast through regular season
@@YinkaKaris Embiid is regular season clown, low iq player and stat padder. Mentally weak ego player . What happened with him we call it KARMA.
@@YinkaKaris No one is denying he was awarded the MVP. Jokic is by far the better player and was def robbed
Nice to see Nicholas talking basketball again. Always one of my favorites. ESPN did her dirty
jokics body definition is a standard Serbian dad/farmer/factory worker/lumberjack definition... pure natural male strength!
The way TMac is sitting let’s me know I’m not alone… Back issues are a real thing. If you know, you know🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
❤ he knows it
So much respect for Tmac.
Love the TMac logo.
T-Mac💪👍
Never noticed just how fundamentally sound he is. Jokic is like that frf. Btw Rachel u looking delicious 😊
My boy say delicious I know you starving 😂😂😂nah all jokes but on the real aye Rachel lemme holla at you for a second 🤤
@@burburry.j5798 🤣fax
Y'all are down bad
amen!
Joker said T-Mac is his favorite player growing up.
He is so efficient brotha nickname the Atomic Clock
These Fans Don't Know The Game Jokic plays for the Basketball Purist. We Praised Steph and GSW For his Gravity and There Motion Offense but Jokic Gravity is From The Paint to Beyond the 3 W Magic Level Vision and Anticipation. Truly a Pleasure to Watch
T MAC!!!
I love T-Mac