The NBA season is officially underway, and several of the league’s biggest stars are already putting on a show, making their early-season cases for MVP honors. While it’s still far too early for those discussions, NBA legend and current analyst Charles Barkley already knows who he believes is the best player in the world.

During Wednesday night’s "NBA Tip-Off" on ESPN alongside Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, and Kenny Smith, Barkley declared that the best player in the world is none other than three-time MVP and Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic.

“What the Joker is doing… you know, the one thing about sports is we’re just taking this dude for granted, man. He is the best basketball player in the world,” Barkley said . “He just goes out there and gets easy triple-doubles — lik

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