Don't we look at the totality of someone's career before we place them? Their stats, awards, chips etc?
We don't just look at skill and call it a day, of that's the case Kyrie would be somewhere in the top 25 because he's super skillful.
As of right now where Jokic stands, if he retires he wouldn't place better than Dirk, Barkley, Malone, KG, Julius Irving, Giannis etc.
Nobody was placing Curry in the top 15-20 when he got his 2nd chip after winning 2 MVPs and going to 3 finals in a row. People were struggling to put him in the top 15-20 when he won his third chip. KD was looked at as a top 12 guy in 2019. Now people look at him with fraudulent lenses.