What David Adelman Has Noticed About Nikola Jokic’s Shooting Touch
“He’s got the best floater in the league,” Aaron Gordon said simply.
The rim seems to embrace Nikola Jokic like no other player’s, accepting his shots on his terms and often welcoming the ball where others might be denied. This creates an almost hypnotic effect, transforming steel into softness when Jokic is at his peak.
Nuggets coach David Adelman remarked Tuesday night that Jokic’s recurring wrist injury affected his shooting touch at times over the past few years, unlike the early part of this season. After scoring 35 points in a 122-108 victory against the Kings, Jokic raised his two-point shooting efficiency to 78.6%, making an impressive 88 of 112 shots inside the arc over 10 games.
“It just seems like he’s really comfortable right now,” Adelman said of the wrist. “... There’s not a lot of words to describe what he’s doing right now. And he did it in 32 minutes, which is good for us. We didn’t have to play him into the ground. ... Nikola obviously is playing at a ridiculous level.”
Despite Jokic’s wrist being iced after the first Nuggets practice in October—signaling some discomfort—the pain has not persisted throughout the season. Jokic characterized the injury as random, sometimes troublesome but often not affecting his game.
Summary
Nikola Jokic’s wrist injury briefly hindered his shooting, but now he’s performing at an exceptional level with remarkable confidence and efficiency.
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