Dwight Howard says he had a greater profession peak than Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are having fun with a pleasant relaxation in between playoff sequence. After sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers within the Western Convention finals, Denver is getting ready to play within the NBA Finals for the primary time this week, and Jokic will look so as to add an NBA championship to the 2 MVP awards he is already gained.

However even this model of Jokic, with eight triple-doubles within the 2023 playoffs, is inferior to one of the best model of Dwight Howard — based on the previous Lakers middle himself.

Howard: “I am dominating each play with a smile on my face”

Talking on FanDuel TV, Howard informed former NBA guard Chandler Parsons that he would take his prime over fellow middle Jokic‘s prime. Though Howard, who now performs for the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan, by no means rang up the form of offensive statistics that Jokic has recorded, “D12” will likely be remembered as arguably probably the most dominant defender of his period.

Howard, an eight-time NBA All Star, gained three consecutive Defensive Participant of the 12 months awards whereas taking part in for the Orlando Magic, and 5 instances he led the NBA in rebounding. He was named to the All-NBA First Group every year between 2008 and 2012 and led the Magic to the NBA Finals in 2009. He lastly gained a championship in 2020, whereas taking part in for the Lakers.

Howard additionally captivated viewers along with his high-flying slam dunks, famously successful the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest whereas sporting a Superman cape.

Howard pulling for Nuggets in Finals

Although he charges his prime greater than that of Jokic, that won’t cease Howard from rooting for the large man and his Nuggets within the upcoming NBA Finals.

Howard praised Jokic for getting higher every season for the reason that Nuggets and Lakers performed within the 2020 West finals, and he predicted Denver would play the Miami Warmth within the Finals this yr. That sequence begins June 1 in Denver, regardelss of which group takes Sport 7 of the Japanese Convention finals between the Warmth and the Boston Celtics.