Jaren Jackson Jr. can build Defensive Player of the Year odds vs. Jokic

Jaren Jackson Jr. is one of the best defenders in the league. He's been injured a lot this season, but he's still playing well. DraftKings Sportsbook gives him the second-best odds behind Brook Lopez for Defensive Player of Year. Jackson has 4 games with 5+ blocks this year. His defense inside the arc is imposing. A strong showing against Nikola Jokic could be another bullet point to his case.

Jaren Jackson Jr. will play against Nikola Jokic tonight. He will be able to showcase his paint defense and rim protection. The Grizzlies used the same blueprint against Joel Embiid. He had 4 blocks, two of them coming on EmbIid, and he had 9 partial possessions against Emb iid as well.