Porter Jr. made a shocking speech! He is the best player in NBA history, and the fans joked: He is emotional

Michael Porter Jr. made a shocking statement in the live broadcast: "I will choose Nikola Jokic as the best player in history. He had the chance to win the regular season MVP for five consecutive years. Can you tell me which player has the chance to win the MVP for five consecutive years? Basically no."

This former Nuggets who just got traded to the Nets also added: "It's obvious that LeBron and Jordan are all in this ranks, and Kobe is here." But in Porter Jr.'s view, Jokic has surpassed these legendary superstars.

fans even joked: It's a bit emotional, but my teammates have added too many BUFF!

However, Porter Jr.'s remarks are not completely unfounded, and Jokic has indeed shown amazing dominance in the past five seasons. From the 2020-21 season to the 2024-25 season, Jokic ranked in the top two in the MVP voting, with three successful elections (2021, 2022 and 2024).

In 2024, Jokic won the MVP with an overwhelming advantage, winning 79 out of 99 first votes, with a total score of 926 points. He averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game, and shot as high as 58.3%.

In addition to the above honors, Jokic changed the definition of center in basketball with his own strength, successfully brought the ranking of "new era center" into the league, becoming the only center forward triple-double king in NBA history!

In the Nuggets' game, the team can score 30 more points per 100 rounds while on the court, which is unprecedented in scoring efficiency. Under his leadership, his teammates' shooting percentage increased by 20%.

Although personal data is gorgeous, team honors are still the key shortcomings in Jokic's best competitive history.

As of now, Jokic has only one championship trophy (2023) and a finals MVP in his career honor book. In the Finals that year, he averaged 30.2 points, 14.0 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game.

For comparison, Jordan has six championships and six FMVPs, James has four championships and four FMVPs, and even Kobe has five championships and two FMVPs. If Jokic wants to truly enter the best discussion in history, he needs to win a few more championships.

In August 2025, the American media "SportingNews" released the latest NBA historical ranking list, with Jokic ranking 17th. Considering that he is only 30 years old and in good shape, he has a great chance to enter the top ten in history before the end of his career.

However, Jokic himself seems to be unwilling to care about this argument. But when asked about future plans, he publicly stated that he "wanted to get a few more years of maximum salary contract." ——But for the Nuggets management, they are already studying whether to give Jokic a statue.

Regardless of whether Jokic can become the best player in history, with his status as the first player in service and the role of redefining the center, his changing the traditional style of playing in the center is as cross-era meaning as the small ball era pioneered by Curry. If he is undeniable, he is already one of the greatest players!

Then the question is, if he enters the top ten, who will he squeeze out?