{"id":644258,"date":"2025-11-29T05:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T04:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=644258"},"modified":"2025-11-29T05:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T04:43:12","slug":"lebron-james-names-most-dominant-player-he-faced-in-nba-and-its-not-kobe-bryant-or-stephen-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lebron-james-names-most-dominant-player-he-faced-in-nba-and-its-not-kobe-bryant-or-stephen-curry\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Names Most Dominant Player he Faced in NBA and It\u2019s Not Kobe Bryant or Stephen Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Lakers great LeBron James named his most dominant rival, and to everyone’s surprise, he is not either Kobe Bryant or Stephen Curry. James recently appeared on a podcast where he picked Denver Nuggets’ superstar Nikola Jokic as the most dominating player he has ever faced in his 23 seasons in the NBA<\/a>. The four-time champion also heaped praise on the three-time MVP and revealed why the latter has become one of the most unstoppable forces in the league. <\/p>

“I was just talking to my good friend Jared Dudley and I was just like, ‘This guy is ridiculous,’”<\/em> LeBron told Steve Nash on Mind the Game podcast. “He was like, ‘Yeah, he is ridiculous.’ He’s been in Dallas the last few years and been around some great players, but this Joker guy, man… what the? In his last four or six games, is he not shooting like 77 percent from the field? And this is not like dunks and layups. This is everything. All three levels.”<\/em><\/p>

Highlighting the Joker’s dominance on the court, James said that there is nothing that the former cannot do offensively. “There has not been a more dominant, complete player that I have played against,”<\/em> LeBron added. “In the sense of all the attributes that you just mentioned, from the passing to the shooting, to the rebounding, to the attention… There is nothing he cannot do on the offensive end.”<\/em><\/p>

Notably, the Serbian has a career average of 21.9 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game on 56.1% shooting. In the ongoing season, he has led the Nuggets for a 13-4 record thus far. Jokic is averaging 29.6 points, 12.8 rebounds, 11.1 assists, and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting 62.6%. <\/p>

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“There has not been a more dominant, complete player that I’ve played against.”

-LeBron James on Nikola Jokic

Probably the highest praise Jokic has ever gotten. pic.twitter.com\/f4XAnlaxFA<\/a><\/p>— Swipa (@SwipaCam) November 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>