r/nba • u/catreyka • 5h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Jokić with a cross-court behind-the-back pass to Cam Johnson for a three pointer

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u/Timely-Fruit2235 5h ago

All time jokic pass

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u/TheFatmanRises Heat 5h ago

His career highlight assist tape gonna be generational when he retires

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u/LegateDamar13 5h ago

Legit 24h of highlights.

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u/PenisMcBallsAllStars 4h ago

Go to sleep with it on, get a full 8 hours, wake up and it’s still going

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u/rorank Rockets 3h ago

“Honey wake up, we finally made it to his second MVP year highlights”

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u/lcldnny [DEN] Nikola Jokic 4h ago

I would put any 1 season of jokic passing highlights against anybody’s best career passing highlights

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u/0-29 Nuggets 3h ago

And anyone thinking this is an over exaggeration just has not watched Jokic for a season

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u/TheSloppyJanitor Pacers 3h ago

I put him up there with Bird for creativity and highlights

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u/MLS_Analyst Celtics 1h ago

Magic, Larry, Nash & Joker are the best passers I've ever seen.

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u/lcldnny [DEN] Nikola Jokic 30m ago

He’s better than Bird in both those categories

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u/crazy_urn 4h ago

It will be a full length feature film, and should be nominated for Oscars

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u/zircuti_pomelo 4h ago

Every person's top 10 compilation is going to be both totally different and equally viable.

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u/gigglios 2h ago

His best passes in a span of a week are better than most guys all time passing highlights

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u/mmohammed28 Trail Blazers 5h ago

It’s like watching Zidane at work.

Maximum composure.

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u/hivaidsislethal Raptors 5h ago

Someone should shit talk his horse in an important game to see if we can get the full Zidane experience

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u/ThrowThisTrumpetDown Nuggets 4h ago

that's how you end up like Marqueef Morris

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u/Armanewb Spurs 4h ago

Are you saying this isnt what really happened last year with Jaden McDaniels?

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u/GenociDeni 4h ago

Yeah his bounce alley oop to Steiner was insane

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u/Franklo Warriors 5h ago

Probably will be lost to time

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u/dickfromaccounting Nuggets 5h ago

Like tears in rain

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u/SoftballGuy Lakers 5h ago

Time to dime.

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u/BOBANYPC Grizzlies 15m ago

Raining all time passes

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u/texasyeehaw Slovenia 5h ago

Jesus.. that pass was perfectly placed

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u/wannaberunawaycowboy 4h ago

*All time pass

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u/RacistTeto 2h ago

He is the best passer of all time

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u/Islandkid679 [MIN] Tyus Jones 4h ago

99% of them are

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u/UBKUBK 5h ago

For anyone else it would be, but is it in top 20 for Jokic?

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u/threeninjastars 4h ago

I mean, have you even seen a better pass than this? Like this should not be possible in an NBA game.

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u/UBKUBK 3h ago

This pass rates extremely highly for IQ/Court Vision knowing the pass was there and for execution with it being behind the back for a long distance with extreme accuracy. It did not require much manipulation of the defenders or needed to be perfectly timed like a pass to a cutter or throwing a long pass immediately after a rebound or inbound. Everyone's aesthetics are different of course but I consider the following passes to be at least as good. From TOP 100 NIKOLA JOKIC ASSISTS EVER ! 🔥 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 😱 check out everything but especially 0:39, 1:36, 4:49, 5:15, 6:16, 14:45, 15:02, 17:45, 18:02, 18:10, 18:35, 19:11, 19:52, 20:24, 20:48, 21:25, 23:39, 24:12, 25:20, 26:30, 26:40, 27:20, 27:30.

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u/WhatSheDrinks 3h ago

I am sure I have seen all Jokic passes worth seeing of his Megabasket, Serbian NT and Denver career, and this is the best.

It is more precise than that epic Gallinari’s behind the back. It goes through 3 players. It perfectly hits Cam, surgeon precision! And there is so much room for error, it is a very long distance, it can only be done parallel to the baseline. If you give a professional player a ball to try it without defense, many would throw it to the crowd and I wouldn’t blame them.

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u/NativeTongue90 1h ago

Top 10 most impressive past of all time tbh