Quin Snyder knows he’s probably not supposed to have favorites in the NBA—or at least not publicly admit who they are.
That still couldn’t stop the head coach from praising the play of Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, the 2020-21 MVP.
“He’s unique. … I love him,” Snyder said on Monday. “I don’t know if you’re allowed to kind of have a favorite player or things like that as a coach. … But he’s one of the guys that I really enjoy watching. I don’t enjoy scouting him as much as I do watching.”
Snyder and the Jazz will get an up-close look at Jokic and his Nuggets teammates when Utah hosts Denver on Tuesday night.