Jalen Brunson, Nikola Jokić and The Evolution of the Player

Mind the Game – Season 2

The modern NBA playmaker looks like a little of things in 2025. They can be a smaller guard like Jalen Brunson or a bigger center like Nikola Jokić. But it wasn't always like that. In the past, the scorer and the passer were two different positions assigned by specific NBA archetypes.