For years now, adjectives to describe Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic's play have been in short supply. Have cultural commentators bemoaning Jokic's relative lack of crossover appeal considered that we simply don't have the vocabulary for his excellence?
This week was one of those weeks where Jokic seemed to have less in common with his peers and more in common with, say, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. First, he nailed a note-perfect no-look pass to forward Aaron Gordon Wednesday in the Nuggets' 127–117 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
