Dino Radja on Where Nikola Jokic Ranks in the Greatest of All-Time Debate

Dino Radja discusses his thoughts on Nikola Jokic.

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Basketball Hall of Famer Dino Radja is recognized as one of ‘FIBA’s 50 Greatest Players’ and won numerous premier league titles across Europe. The Croatian legend had a relatively short stint in the NBA, averaging 16.7 points and 8.4 rebounds over four seasons with the Boston Celtics.

Nikola Jokic, who also hails from a former territory of Yugoslavia, is making his case as one of basketball's all-time greats. The two-time MVP recently led the Denver Nuggets to their first NBA championship.

Radja explained to Eric Jay Santos from Inside The Celtics why Jokic's place on any greatest of all-time list isn't rightful. 

"Nikola (Jokic) is a great player with (a) huge basketball IQ. (He's) fun to watch. Any (greatest of all-time) list is unfair because you can't compare different generations and - as the NBA has progressed - (there are) different rules to the game." 

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