Scottie Pippen was asked to compare the NBA from his era to today’s game, including putting Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic in comparisons.
“I don’t know,” he said during an interview with Marca , answering a question on whether the Slovenian and Serbian superstars would be equally dominant in the 1980s and 1990s, “We used to press all over the court. Could Jokic bring the ball up against such pressure? I don’t know. Sure, he can see the court and pass very well. But I don’t know if he would be comfortable bringing the ball up with that pressure.”
“Basketball is a team sport,” he shared his opinion on winning conditions way beyond one single superstar, “I don’t care what great individual you go and get. That doesn’t win a championship. It has to be a great team.”
The six-time NBA cha