After a big duel against Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic had a lot of positive things to say at a press conference.

Jokic is already won over by the performance of his opponent.

While they will face each other once again this season, barring any absences, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama were impressive to watch on Tuesday evening.

The two men gave everything, like this 40-second sequence which generated enormous buzz on social networks. Too bad for the Frenchman, victory is unfortunately not over.

Nikola Jokic cashes in on Wembanyama

Except that with the absences of Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson, we can salute the effort of Gregg Popovich’s men, who gave up nothing against the best team in the league and a double MVP on board.

At a press conference, Nikola Jokic only had positive things to say about Wembanyama.

Nikola Jokic on the improvement he has seen in Wemby as the season has progressed. pic.twitter.com/atRiYHlOEw

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Nikola Jokic on the progress he has seen from Wemby throughout the season : “He’s still young, it’s too early to say, but he’s learning every game.

Each meeting is new for him. He learns things about duels, about who defends him. I think he only needs two games and then he will start to understand. »

“Aaron Gordon was able to defend him, almost the whole second half, our best defender, along with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and I think that shows the respect we have for him. Our best defender defended him throughout the second half.

To answer your question, I don’t know yet. He is humble, he works hard and he is still hungry to learn. I think it’s a very good combination. »

Jokic therefore mainly retains positives for Wembanyama, who is a remarkable young player for the NBA, to the point of already being considered a problem by the best defenses in the league. It promises for the future.

Nikola Jokic still had nice things to say about Victor Wembanyama. Rookie or not, he wasted no time in making a name for himself and garnering praise from the best NBA players. It commands respect.