In many ways, it was never in question for the Nuggets. They dominated the young Timberwolves, blotted out the Suns, swept the King’s Lakers, and slayed the “zombie Heat.” Through it all, they became legends.
Nikola Jokic cemented himself among the greats with a dominant playoff performance. There wasn’t a single team that had an answer for him, although Bam Adebayo tried his darndest. Averaging 30 points, 13.4 rebounds and 9.5 assists on 55/46/79 splits puts him in legend territory. He is one of, if not the greatest European big men to ever play the game.
Now the Spurs have a chance to draft their own revolutionary Euro big in Victor Wembanyama.