On the latest episode of the “Game Over” podcast with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul, the sports world just got hit with a jaw-dropping moment that has Nuggets Nation buzzing.
Kellerman dropped a single, mind-blowing stat about Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray — and the only thing the super-agent Rich Paul could muster was four simple words: “Insane. That is insane.”
That’s it. No long analysis. No drawn-out praise. Just pure, stunned disbelief. And honestly? He nailed it.
Kellerman didn’t hold back either. He flat-out declared that the Jokić-Murray connection might be the greatest two-man game the NBA has ever seen — a “once-in-a-generation” pairing that’s rewriting the record books right in front of us.
This season, the top assist-to-points scorer duo in the entire league is Murray feeding Jokić. And sitting in fourth place? Jokić feeding Murray right back.
That’s not a typo. The same two players occupy both the No. 1 and No. 4 spots on the list. The symmetry is unreal.
The proof was on full display in San Antonio this week. Down 20 points, the Nuggets flipped the script in the fourth quarter thanks to Murray going nuclear: 16 points in the final frame, 39 total, and 7 assists. Jokić, doing what only Jokić does, finished with 31 points, 20 rebounds, and 12 assists — his 10th career 30-20-10 masterpiece.
Paul and Kellerman couldn’t stop marveling at the rarity of it all. A center who passes like a point guard and scores like a forward? Check. A point guard who distributes like a floor general but drops buckets like a shooting guard? Check again. Together they’re doing things only the all-time great duos have touched.
Since the 1996-97 season, just two other pairs have posted more assists to their primary scorer than Murray-to-Jokić: Draymond Green to Stephen Curry and Tony Parker to Tim Duncan. That’s the company these two are keeping.
And here’s the craziest part — they’re still getting better.
Murray is posting career highs in both scoring (25.7 PPG, up four full points) and assists (7.1 APG). Jokić may not be at career-high scoring or rebounding numbers, but his 10.4 assists per game are the best he’s ever posted, and he’s crushing it in nearly every advanced metric. His efficiency is off the charts.
Nuggets fans have been spoiled for years watching this duo cook. But this season feels different. This season feels historic.
And now even Rich Paul — a man who’s seen the absolute best the league has to offer — can only shake his head and say the same thing we’re all thinking:
“Insane. That is insane.”