Rank Jokic, Hakeem, and Shaq by peak

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As in best player at their best over the course of a season and playoffs. And why?

[Hatrick Ewing]

Shaq
Hakeem
Jokic



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Ben Simmons
Embiid

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Bump

[theforumblue]

Shaq on top because even tho jokic got more skills and Hakeem was more versatile his level of dominance couldn't be denied.

[MrBigShot]

Jokic > Shaq > Hakeem

A game away from sweeping the lakers Jokic is averaging 28/16/9 on 70 TS%. He plays the most effortless basketball i've ever seen from a player. As great as Shaq was, he doesn't elevate other guys the way Jokic does.

[JustBuzzin]

Peak Shaq was the most dominant player I have seen in my lifetime. Yes more dominant than peak LeBron.

Literally had to hack him just to slow him down. Lord knows if this man could make ft's he probably would have been the GOAT.

[bledredwine]

Both ends included,

Hakeem
Shaq
Jokic

offense only to win a finals series
Shaq
Jokic
Hakeem

If you’re looking for the best floor raiser
Hakeem
Jokic
Shaq

If they played in this era
Jokic
Hakeem
Shaq

90s
Hakeem
Shaq
Jokic

Head to head
Hakeem
Shaq
Jokic

[FrobeBryant]

Shaq>Hakeem>Jokic

[AleksandarN]

As in best player at their best over the course of a season and playoffs. And why?

Jokic’s peak is not done so not fair really. Jokic has 3 years of his yet. Hakeem and Shaq are a head. Also the thing is I think Jokic’s peak will last longer with the style he plays.

[JRoy]

Hakeem
Jokic



Shaq

[hardenASG13]

Jokic > Shaq > Hakeem

A game away from sweeping the lakers Jokic is averaging 28/16/9 on 70 TS%. He plays the most effortless basketball i've ever seen from a player. As great as Shaq was, he doesn't elevate other guys the way Jokic does.

Shaq didn't elevate guys? He collapsed the defense on the block all game long. He was extremely easy to play with.

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

Hakeem is 1 for me. Everyone knows he was great, but I feel like people still sleep on just how good he was.

Defensively he's on another planet from Shaq/Jokic.

[Chokic]

1.Hakeem
2. Jokic
3. Shaq

[LeBronSpaghetti]

1. Jokic
2. Shaq
3. Hakeem

[tsherkin]

Jokic
Shaq
Hakeem

Hakeem's claim here is more defensive than anything, as despite the aesthetics of his game and his capacity for raw volume, his offensive impact doesn't come anywhere near the other two even at his peak. His defense, however, is about as far beyond the other two as is their offense. Perhaps further, so that makes this whole exercise a pretty tight race regardless of final ranking.

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Hakeem is 1 for me. Everyone knows he was great, but I feel like people still sleep on just how good he was.

Defensively he's on another planet from Shaq/Jokic.

Best defender of all time IMO.

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Jokic
Shaq
Hakeem

Hakeem's claim here is more defensive than anything, as despite the aesthetics of his game and his capacity for raw volume, his offensive impact doesn't come anywhere near the other two even at his peak. His defense, however, is about as far beyond the other two as is their offense. Perhaps further, so that makes this whole exercise a pretty tight race regardless of final ranking.

It's significantly further IMO.

That doesn't make him the best, but it means something.

[tsherkin]

Jokic
Shaq
Hakeem

Hakeem's claim here is more defensive than anything, as despite the aesthetics of his game and his capacity for raw volume, his offensive impact doesn't come anywhere near the other two even at his peak. His defense, however, is about as far beyond the other two as is their offense. Perhaps further, so that makes this whole exercise a pretty tight race regardless of final ranking.

It's significantly further IMO.

That doesn't make him the best, but it means something.

Yeah, as I said, defense is why he's in this conversation once you get past aesthetic preference. It was his actual top-end contribution. He floated volume and all that and he was pretty good at scoring, of course, but his D was what he did which was truly elite.

[Liam_Gallagher]

Shaq would put 40 and 20 on Jokic.

[Luke]

Jokic
Hakeem
Shaq