How A Chubby Kid Became An NBA Legend

This is the story of Nikola Jokic. How a chubby kid from Serbia ended up a 2nd round pick and would go on to become an all-time NBA great.

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[moopert]

It's nice to see a down to earth dude who worked hard for everything he has gotten succeed.

[Wave_Boi]

I said this before, if the NBA gives out a purebred racehorse instead of an MVP or a finals MVP, Jokic would average 60 points, 30 rebounds, 20 assists, 5 blocks, 7 steals a game.

[grdgaming]

"Job's done. We can go home now." - Jokic

Gave me some Maximus vibes when Marcus Aurelius asked him what reward can he give Rome's greatest general.

"Let me go home." - Maximus

[Ivander]

I grew up as a Spurs and Tim Duncan fan. Jokic has been my favorite player in the league for years now, he just reminds me of Timmy in a lot of ways - most importantly how he doesn't like the manufactured hype and how he just wants his team to do well above all. It's refreshing to see a guy like him with how many divas there are among stars nowadays.

[StellarSports]

Jokic is dominating the NBA through finesse, and IQ, one of the rare exceptions where athleticism isn't a factor in a player's style of play.

[santostristanjhay]

This man right here, who's been drafted during a taco bell commercial just became one of the most intelligent basketball player of all time. He makes all of his teamates look good. His court vision, IQ and superb shot making skills, looking for the open player is what separates him from the top players in the NBA today. He's not just the best player in the NBA but he should be also deserving to be in the conversation of the best basketball player in the Earth right now.

[TopDrifter]

he didn't even care about winning the title Jokic just wanted to go back home to race his horses Jokic is a legend man 🐐😂

[ihaveskillissue]

Joker is quite athletic. His strongest strength that a lot of people don't see is his stamina. He never gets tired, and he is always running fast especially during transition. Lots of centers have commented one reason they hate playing Jokic because they have to chase him across the court at all times or else he'll get an easy bucket or assist. There is a video of Ayton completely out of breath saying "how can Jokic do that that big? he can run bro" He can run other centers off the court with his athleticism.

[RandomStuffFreak]

0:33 its sooo cool he wore a Denver Nuggets sweater as a lil kid

[Informathletics]

I think Jokic is way more athletic than people give him credit for.

[effaawd]

hes fr one of the best. the way he changed the destiny of the nuggets was crazy to watch. he deserves his contract!

[Nadahassan]

Jokic is defo gonna be a top 10 player all time by the end of his career 🐐

[johnavila]

Jokic treats basketball like a 9-5 job. He's literally all business

Respect ✊️

[meg]

I remember when I first found out about Jok in 2018 that it was so amazing to see a superstar almost act like a benchwarmer. It's so cool seeing someone like that win a title.

[marcinolszewski]

Man I remember in his rookie season we were hoping for Mudiay to be the Nuggets savior :D We were so desperate for any positive thing about the team and out of nowhere the Joker started to impress all of us. By the time he stargted to play for like 10 minutes per game everyone knew he's gonna be special.
And a massive respect to Michael Malone. Other coaches wouldn't even give him a chance to play

[marcellkristoffauszt]

Nikola is not the superstar we wanted, he is the superstar we needed

[princeelendu]

So Jokic really played in the nba in order to buy his own stable some day. Thats some real dedication a man who has his priorites straight

[JamesMiller-lbsk]

Jokic is the best floor general in the NBA. “When your stat patting, its easy”, is the best ne liner I have ever heard.

[MovieBuffConnorJamieson]

I fucking love this man, hes locking me into baskeyball in a way no one has before. the best player since lebron, ive found my favorite player in the game.

[aleksalukic]

As a serbian, Burek is the best and worst thing that happend to me😂