Doctor MJ wrote:
Seriously, I now think with Porter we're seeing the signs of a future MVP candidate in his own right, and quite possibly a situation where he gets seen as the "true superstar" of the Nuggets over either Jokic or Murray.
Am I saying this WILL happen? No, not big on prognostication. I see possibilities, nothing more. And I also see the possibility that the Jokic-Porter-Murray triangle never really allows all 3 to be at their best at the same time and this leads to strife. Porter's reputation as a person is on the mend, but I still won't be surprised if the Nuggets end up feeling pressure from Porter to either give him all the things he could want or trade him.
But yeah, I was skeptical of Porter earlier this year, but now I can't be. And when I think about the question of "Who has grown the most in the last 12 months as a player?", the answer is Porter more than it is anyone else.
What I'm also trying to show here is that Jokic is indeed standing out from all his other teammates in a way you might be tempted to see as analogous but lower than Gobert and the Jazz. He's not showing middle-of-the-pack type performance which you get with a putative-star that isn't showing obvious impact. He's showing impact...but Porter appears to be standing out that much more.
As someone who will have Jokic as #1 on his hypothetical MVP ballot as RS end, this is eyebrow-raising to me.
Doc, I'm surprised that you might think this. I've seen the Nuggets play a good amount and Porter to me is an incredibly proficient scorer and an improving defender. However, he doesn't have natural playmaking abilities and I don't think that he'll ever get good enough in that area to become the hub of a great offense. Jokic, IMO, is quite possibly the best passer in NBA history and has proven that he could lead great offenses every year.
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