Nikola Jokic makes statement on connection to Russell Westbrook

Nikola Jokic makes statement on connection to Russell Westbrook

The Denver Nuggets have struggled to surround superstar Nikola Jokic with the right help since winning the 2023 NBA Championship. Star point guard Jamal Murray is having his worst statistical season in about seven years as young forward Michael Porter Jr. needs to step up as a second option.

The Nuggets jumped at the chance to add even more firepower in the offseason by signing 2017 NBA MVP Russell Westbrook, and the 36-year-old point guard surprised many.

In 22 games, Westbrook averaged 11.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, making him a very valuable sixth man.

Jokic is having one of the best seasons we’ve ever seen in the NBA, averaging 32.3 points, 13.6 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game, but the Nuggets are just 12-10. With the Nuggets struggling to find contributors outside of Jokic and Porter, Westbrook has been a huge success.

After Sunday’s win over the Atlanta Hawks, Jokic explained to the media how important his connection to Westbrook has been as two of the NBA’s best playmakers in recent memory.

“We talk on the spot, we always try to find the best way, the best solution,” Jokic said of Westbrook. “At the moment I think it’s working really well. We’ll just keep going like that… I just look at him and he looks at me and I think we just communicate through eyes.”

Jokic and Westbrook are two of the best triple-double machines the league has ever seen, with Westbrook first all-time and Jokic third. Their playing skills are second to none and their connection on the pitch was just as good as fans expected.

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