He's the best player on the planet. He's dangerous from anywhere on the court and proved to the world that fundamentally sound and unselfish basketball is a proven method to win a chip. He really shut up all the haters and was very stoic about it.
As a Serb, im not proud of him because he is currently best player in the world, not because he is FMVP or NBA champion.... Im proud that he is humble and nice person.
Nikola Jokic said that if you score a point(s) one person is happy but if you get an assist two people are happy. That explains a lot about his passing mentality.
An important point is that he doesnt gall for only assists and also scores than he need to, its a mental game to make ur trammates better with motivation and a good feeling
Life is weird. Major respect for this guy for beating the odds while staying true to himself. Doesn't fit any established basketball mold, but is casually amazing. Isn't flashy and doesn't care about being famous. The media has no clue what to do with him. Hilarious
@@danielfenning3902 Very true, his passing sense and skill is incredible. At nearly 7 feet he has great vision and can always get them off. Has a big man ever dominated in this way? I think beautiful passing is underloved compared to lights-out shooting and highlight-reel dunks and putbacks. Maybe that will change though
Jokic, and his teammates are amazingly entertaining to watch. I'm sure that our Nuggets' fan base will increase tremendously before next season. I believe that odds makers will have Denver Nuggets at 2-1 or 4-5 odds to repeat next season. They'll certainly have the Joker on their minds when pondering the odds...
"despite not having remarkable physical attributes..." and then proceeds to show jokic bulldozing adebayo through the paint like a rag doll. how people fail to recognize that jokic is one of the biggest and strongest players in the nba is beyond me. add perfect balance, coordination, and extreme stamina on top of that, and i must say that he HAS pretty fucking remarkable physical attributes.
You should have included the clip of him at the parade at the end. “I know I say I don’t want to parade but I fucking want to stay on parade, this is best day of my life” 😂
I've been a Nuggets fan and seadon ticket holder since 1975 when they drafted David Thompson. Watching Joker through the years I too admired his humble attitude. He is the best player in the world and he plays for my Denver Nuggets.
Same here. They were the Denver Rockets before. They changed their name because it could give the team a better chance to be one of the teams to go to the NBA before the ABA folded. It was because of the Houston Rockets. Use to watch them play at the Denver Arena.
Jokic is like the main character in an anime. Everyone thinks he's weak and subpar and his legend is overexaggerated. And he even behaves like it. But when he starts playing you'll see that he's the demon god 😂
Art off basketball. Amazing human being down to earth, great role model to our children. I stopped watching NBA because it was to much bullying, selfishness, showing off and negative stuff. But i am back because of Nikola
You know a person by what they're serious about....and what they don't take seriously. Serious about his home life. He's brought me back to basketball.
Jokic is unbelievable. I have never seen anybody, with the possible exception of Larry Bird, who has such a ball-handling talent. It's not human. What is even more amazing is that it is a developed talent rather than inbred. It takes an incredible amount of focus to achieve what he has. Many NBA players succumb to the myriad distractions of our materialistic world. Jokic appears to be immune to such frailties. He keeps life simple.
Great video, but I disagree with people that say he has no significant physical attributes. He's not ripped or aesthetic; that's forsure. But he is over 7 feet tall, pushing 300 lbs and has the coordination/touch that is better than a ton of super successful point guards (Russel Westbrook for example - great PG but Jokic has way better touch). That is the remarkable physical quality to him - you can't teach coordination like that
and what they say is that he is not athletically built.. I can bet my life that Nikola has the best physical condition in the NBA, what he runs as a center, which hardly any player can do.Imagine if Jokic played for the Lakers, everyone would write and talk about him, I was surprised that some people saw Jokic for the first time because the media won't show small clubs, now they are writing about him until the season starts and they won't pay attention to him again who is the best player in the NBA right nowI listened to his father's interview. Nikola is already with his horses early in the morning and spends the whole day with them. The Man simply loves horses more than basketball.I hope that future children will learn something from this great man, that one should not be egoistic and what are the true values in life.and that the family comes first, it is the pillar of life.I hope that other basketball players and sports stars can learn how a successful athlete behaves.
When You look how Jokic play from a game to a game even one Jordan look redicilous. That was unimaginable . But now it is obvious to anyone. Only "problem" is that he and his lifestyle and whole narative around him ruin business model of NBA as a bunch of musculues that make scandals all time and try to slum dunk every point . Nikola changed whole concept of the game.
Hold your horses…right now hi is one of the best player he proved it ok stop being jelaous my amigos you have to deal with that ok good luck next season
Serbian here, Jokić fan off course. But man, what a great video with top notch narating. I subscribed and can't wait to hear again from you. What an art!!!
I realize that a basketball itself is a most problematic sport in the history because of five players in one team who wanted to play with it because they want to shoot. Only, Jokic understand the problem so he figured it out. His unselfishness, sharing the ball with his teammates and willingness to let them play further is the answer to the question.
Jokic went from gym rat to king of the jungle in record time. Jokic, with his incredibly stats, is a cinch for the Hall of Fame; that is if Perkins isn't voting.
At the 7:05 mark, loved seeing the Taco Bell commercial that was playing when Nikola Jokic was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the 41 pick of the draft.
The very specific decisions that man makes in the flow of the game with the ball or even without ball are always pitch perfect. His fast hands on defense is unappreciated to the hard of seeing. His court vision on either side of the ball is steps ahead of the opposing team. His range is equally effective from deep, mid , and long. And his passing is a hybrid of Pete Maravich and Larry Bird. Oh, and he’s money at the stripe. The league has never seen a skill set as large and that appears seemingly easy.
FC Barcelona was set to sign Jokic before the nuggets drafted him. FC Barcelona came to watch one of Jokics game but he played so poorly that they decided to wait a few weeks to sign him. During that time frame the Nuggets promised to take Jokic at 41 and the rest is history. If Jokic wouldve had a good game when the Barcelona scouts came to watch him we wouldnt have even seen Jokic in the NBA.
@@Gonzo1166 He said the truth... His manager and Mega Basket owner, mr. Miško Ražnjatović, stated that in one of the interviews probably not in English.
He the main reason the nuggets won it all. When you have his incredible scoring ability they have to double team. That were his amazing court awareness and passing ability is so deadly, he can find the open man and make the right pass.
If you are going to show the "parade" quote, please add the footage from the parade where Jokic is so happy to be there, he said "I want to f***ing stay on parade!"
Nicola became the best player in the world because of the love he has for his family. His brothers left home to play and to work when he was a still a child and the separation was traumatic. Basketball was the ticket to keep them together.
Actually he decided to enter the NBA draft because he wanted to be with his gf (now wife) who had left for the US on a volleyball scholarship. He didn't care that much for the NBA, it was Natalija that he was missing.
Basketball was my first love and always will be (I hope my wife doesn't see this). In my day, I could thump that Rock. Over the years I have lost my interest in the game I loved so much, largely due to as some of you have alluded to, the selfishness, the self-absorbed, the bullying, the showing off, the negative conduct. Nikola is completely the opposite of the aforementioned. I marvel at his abilities to play the game at the level in which he does but more importantly the manner in which he carry's himself, marked by moral integrity, kindness and goodwill. Just a decent human being. Aside from God, Nikola is my new hero. I hope he never changes.
Fun fact between 2014-2022 KK Mega Basket produced more NBA draft picks than all but 3 colleges. It was something like 14 picks but many of them haven’t played in the NBA due to wanting to stay in europe
The whole "he's not athletic" narrative is nonsense. He's a professional athlete, and widely considered among the best, if not the best in the league and possibly the world. He's not a track and field star or a bodybuilder, and he doesn't have to be in order to be good at basketball. Obviously...
He actually doesn't play like Larry at all. Yes, they're both pale and great passers but Larry was a real wing player and Jokic a real center. Jokic is a combo of Magic Johnson as a point center, Dirk (or Bird if you prefer) as a shooter, and Moses Malone on the boards. Moses not a particularly good jumper either but relentless on the boards.
Great story of "greatness" with a humble attitude. Hope he continue in this matter that many generation of Big's will appreciate to follow... "Good cover Black Wolf" 😎😎😎
But he doesn't dress & speak like a clown, doesn't have tattoos all over, and doesn't flash gang signs after every play, and committ crimes , so he doesn't belong in the NBA.
Don't confuse the politics of the Balkans with just how easy people from the Balkans get along... Doncic, Marjanović, Jokić, Dragic, Zubac, Nurkic, Vucevic, Cancar etc. all get along and are close
That's a good point especially now as more than 2 decades have passed since the fighting and disintegration of Yugoslavia. I read of some hostility between Serbian and Croatian players in the 1990s in the NBA when fighting was ongoing in Yugoslavia. I worked with Croatian and Serbians on a language program at the University of Tucson in the late 1990s and there were some strains at times. In the modern NBA, I'm sure the players from the Balkans relate very well to each other.
@@randygraham926 I know because I observed their interactions, on and off the court, while they were on the same team and later on different teams. I would describe their relationship as passive aggressive at best. I also know of a huge argument they had over the war, Jokic wouldn't let Nurkic spread his propaganda. I don't know if it ever got physical, but I saw them pushing each other a few times and just avoiding each other completely most of the time. Maybe at some point they did try to make it work🤷🏼 I'll make sure to watch games between their teams next season and see how they interact after the game, but I can say with 100% certainty that Jokic/Nurkic relationship is strained, especially when you have insight into the beautiful relationships between Jokic and both Bobi and Doncic (as an example). It's my belief that they traded Nurkic not just to make room for a more talented Jokic, but also to take the constant stress of dealing with Nurkic off him and make him happy. The rest of the players mentioned are all ok and most of them are at least 50% Serbian. It's my understanding that Jokic gets along with all of them. Things probably aren't as bad as they were in the 90s and a lot of it really depends on the individual. But on the whole it's important to keep in mind that the strain will always be there, it's hard to get passed ww1 and ww2 genocides and ethnic cleanings and of course the 90s then as the cherry on top. This can be observed even in office environments. Jokic was only a child when he was bombed and poisoned with depleted uranium and his wife was a baby when she was ethnically cleansed in 1995. He may look cool, aloof and indifferent most of the time, but you can bet he has some strong feelings and PTSD for life. It's not something he'd ever bring up because he's not that kind of person, but he also won't let others (ie Nurkic in this case) talk trash. Team owners and coaches need to be very careful of how they put together their teams.
@@randygraham926 During the 1990's in the high pressure situations of European football, the likes of Savicevic and Boban at AC Milan, Mijatovic and Suker at Real Madrid, Boksic and Jugovic at Lazio etc. were all good friends... It's only when politics is brought up that the issues start
All the talking heads especially the Jokic haters and perhaps the entire NBA deep state are in a panic because their long-held formula that the ultimate basketball player is someone who's a swellhead slamming explosive dunks and doing flashy dribbling. Here comes an outsider who absolutely smashes their formula with the simplest of moves, dishing insane passes, and shooting fadeaways with one leg almost all in slow motion AND HE STACKS UP HISTORIC NUMBERS! Yeah, Jokic is like an electric eel giving them the 1,000 volts to their brains!
Can't totally agree with the conclusion / message of this vid. What Jokic displayed and achieve on the basketball court took a tremendous amount of talent. Even for the hundreds of NBA players, the most gifted basketball players in the world, I doubt not even 1% of them would be able to dime ppl up in the phenomenal fashion and efficiency like Jokic. Jokic is not a physical beast, but his basketball IQ, touches, and court vision are generational talents.
Best thing Jokic is doing to the NBA is showing all the people living there it's not always your speed or athleticism that make you a star, it's what is inside your head and your IQ. What makes him so deadly isn't his scoring or him being a big man, it's his insane passing ability to cutting teammates. This just my own take, all the best for him. Maybe he can retire in couple of years and go ride his horses so others can dominate in NBA :D
What do u think about Nikola?
He's the best player on the planet. He's dangerous from anywhere on the court and proved to the world that fundamentally sound and unselfish basketball is a proven method to win a chip. He really shut up all the haters and was very stoic about it.
Please check the facts.
@@MegaMinigo which facts?
@@MegaMinigowhat are the facts?
Best player in the world my goat already and that's my opinion so don't try to argue
As a Serb, im not proud of him because he is currently best player in the world, not because he is FMVP or NBA champion.... Im proud that he is humble and nice person.
We love him too in 🇺🇸
@largowiz8697 I an not Serbian, but I share those same thoughts. He never forgot who he is or where he came from. Such a kind an humble guy!
Nikola subscribes to the philosophy that being gracious is free.
@@daniellynch6202 I agree and that is apparent. It is such a breath of fresh air in the NBA. He is 1 of a kind!
Jokic and his family are like any family should be
Nikola Jokic said that if you score a point(s) one person is happy but if you get an assist two people are happy. That explains a lot about his passing mentality.
That is what Tony Kukoc was saying 30 years ago
One of the best I've read so far. 👍🇵🇭
@@SlovoBozjeKukoc je citirao Medzika,isto to je uradio Jokic.
His style is so refreshing after seeing the Kobe style ball hog era
An important point is that he doesnt gall for only assists and also scores than he need to, its a mental game to make ur trammates better with motivation and a good feeling
Life is weird. Major respect for this guy for beating the odds while staying true to himself. Doesn't fit any established basketball mold, but is casually amazing. Isn't flashy and doesn't care about being famous. The media has no clue what to do with him. Hilarious
What you mean he has very flashy passes
@@danielfenning3902 Very true, his passing sense and skill is incredible. At nearly 7 feet he has great vision and can always get them off. Has a big man ever dominated in this way?
I think beautiful passing is underloved compared to lights-out shooting and highlight-reel dunks and putbacks. Maybe that will change though
Jokic, and his teammates are amazingly
entertaining to watch. I'm sure that our Nuggets' fan base will increase tremendously before next season. I believe that odds makers will have Denver Nuggets at 2-1 or 4-5 odds to repeat next season. They'll certainly
have the Joker on their minds when pondering the odds...
He is THE GOAT!!
@@danielfenning3902 true, his passes are very flashy. on par with Magic Johnson
The guy singlehandedly made the whole sport more interesting and popular
Shows that Larry bird could've dominated even in today's game of unbelievable athletism
"despite not having remarkable physical attributes..." and then proceeds to show jokic bulldozing adebayo through the paint like a rag doll. how people fail to recognize that jokic is one of the biggest and strongest players in the nba is beyond me. add perfect balance, coordination, and extreme stamina on top of that, and i must say that he HAS pretty fucking remarkable physical attributes.
It's funny how they don't think you're athletic if you don't have a six-pack 🤷♀
Fax...Look at Tyson Fury...
Jokic, living proof that beer drinkers can be athletes too! Congrats big man!
Those that can drink 5 liters of soda too can be MVP
@@josegalera3352 - that stuff will rot your teeth, make you look like a hockey player.
Haha
@@josegalera3352lol actually it was 3 liters but yea 3 liters is still bad😂😂
Jokic is a my inspiration 🐅🔥
You should have included the clip of him at the parade at the end. “I know I say I don’t want to parade but I fucking want to stay on parade, this is best day of my life” 😂
Gotta love him. That was hilarious. I wasn't ready for that. 😀
When an introvert start enjoying the party
I've been a Nuggets fan and seadon ticket holder since 1975 when they drafted David Thompson. Watching Joker through the years I too admired his humble attitude. He is the best player in the world and he plays for my Denver Nuggets.
Same here. They were the Denver Rockets before. They changed their name because it could give the team a better chance to be one of the teams to go to the NBA before the ABA folded. It was because of the Houston Rockets. Use to watch them play at the Denver Arena.
Jokic is like the main character in an anime. Everyone thinks he's weak and subpar and his legend is overexaggerated. And he even behaves like it. But when he starts playing you'll see that he's the demon god 😂
My thoughts exactly! Every time he passes the ball you can see his eyes light up before the epic pass. 😂
This is the best description of why Nikola is so good I have ever seen. 😂
He has the added advantage of being unassuming. That's rare
“NO! I need to go home” his priorities were already set 😂
That has to be one of the funniest reactions ever to "are you looking forward to the parade?"
His passes are unimaginable💥
"He's magnificent! Magnificent!" - Greg Popovich
He's Greg's perfect player. Greg would literally give his right arm to have Nikola on his team lol
From one Serb/Greg to another/Nikola
Art off basketball.
Amazing human being down to earth, great role model to our children.
I stopped watching NBA because it was to much bullying, selfishness, showing off and negative stuff. But i am back because of Nikola
You know a person by what they're serious about....and what they don't take seriously. Serious about his home life. He's brought me back to basketball.
Jokic is unbelievable. I have never seen anybody, with the possible exception of Larry Bird, who has such a ball-handling talent. It's not human. What is even more amazing is that it is a developed talent rather than inbred. It takes an incredible amount of focus to achieve what he has. Many NBA players succumb to the myriad distractions of our materialistic world. Jokic appears to be immune to such frailties. He keeps life simple.
That man worked and trained hard for what he accomplished, from his behavior seems to be nice and humble, well deserved achievements...🇦🇱
Great video, but I disagree with people that say he has no significant physical attributes. He's not ripped or aesthetic; that's forsure. But he is over 7 feet tall, pushing 300 lbs and has the coordination/touch that is better than a ton of super successful point guards (Russel Westbrook for example - great PG but Jokic has way better touch). That is the remarkable physical quality to him - you can't teach coordination like that
Man he has brain, he doesn't need muscles 😂😂😂
He is the one and only Joker ❤ 2 time MVP and he bring the Nuggets to the Ring 🎉🎉🎉
Nikola is good athlete and guy with big heart!
and what they say is that he is not athletically built.. I can bet my life that Nikola has the best physical condition in the NBA, what he runs as a center, which hardly any player can do.Imagine if Jokic played for the Lakers, everyone would write and talk about him, I was surprised that some people saw Jokic for the first time because the media won't show small clubs, now they are writing about him until the season starts and they won't pay attention to him again who is the best player in the NBA right nowI listened to his father's interview. Nikola is already with his horses early in the morning and spends the whole day with them. The Man simply loves horses more than basketball.I hope that future children will learn something from this great man, that one should not be egoistic and what are the true values in life.and that the family comes first, it is the pillar of life.I hope that other basketball players and sports stars can learn how a successful athlete behaves.
The FEEL GOOD STORY OF THE YEAR!!!! Hard Work with the Right Attitude equals SUCCESS!!!!
Jokic will win another title next season easily. Repeat 🏆🏆
Denver lost most of their bench so not a sure thing at all. But Denver will be in the picture as long as they have him.
Superior inteligense Nikola Jokic!
When You look how Jokic play from a game to a game even one Jordan look redicilous. That was unimaginable . But now it is obvious to anyone. Only "problem" is that he and his lifestyle and whole narative around him ruin business model of NBA as a bunch of musculues that make scandals all time and try to slum dunk every point . Nikola changed whole concept of the game.
I love this Giant
This Is the Art of basketball.
He remained humble and played the game that way. Things worked out for him and he deserved the honor.
I don't know how but he just keeps getting better.
Nikola is a savage
Hands down he's the best Player in the world..
Hold your horses…right now hi is one of the best player he proved it ok stop being jelaous my amigos you have to deal with that ok good luck next season
The "Joker" is a truly great person who really plays great teamwork basketball. I pleasure to watch.😀
Anything is possible as long as you put your heart and mind into it and of course, never forget to pray hard.
Unlike all the other flashy big guys that promote themselves every game… Jokic is very humble.
fr bro
Serbian here, Jokić fan off course. But man, what a great video with top notch narating. I subscribed and can't wait to hear again from you. What an art!!!
Nikola is the 🐐
Facts
Skill-wise he is alone
He was blessed with good people around him plus he earned it through hard work.
Whoever put Jokic at the PG early on should be getting a fat check today. That early experience of being a PG is so apparent in his game today
Big Man in every sense...БРАВО ЈОКАРА КРАЉУ!!!
I realize that a basketball itself is a most problematic sport in the history because of five players in one team who wanted to play with it because they want to shoot. Only, Jokic understand the problem so he figured it out. His unselfishness, sharing the ball with his teammates and willingness to let them play further is the answer to the question.
My favorite player
Nikolai is best nba..player should be humble.....look after teamates.....all around cager not...only dunk is a way to score
Jokic went from gym rat to king of the jungle in record time. Jokic, with his incredibly stats, is a cinch for the Hall of Fame; that is if Perkins isn't voting.
He is a genıus Player.❤👌
Thank you Nikola... you're the true meaning of the phrase "It's more than it meets the eye"
At the 7:05 mark, loved seeing the Taco Bell commercial that was playing when Nikola Jokic was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the 41 pick of the draft.
Great video with lotsa love from Fiji..... you go Freakola Jokic, show em how to do it with class & humility.❤😊
The very specific decisions that man makes in the flow of the game with the ball or even without ball are always pitch perfect.
His fast hands on defense is unappreciated to the hard of seeing. His court vision on either side of the ball is steps ahead of the opposing team. His range is equally effective from deep, mid , and long. And his passing is a hybrid of Pete Maravich and Larry Bird. Oh, and he’s money at the stripe. The league has never seen a skill set as large and that appears seemingly easy.
Well done, story tellers. That's one inspiring & unique story. And it would seem, that at only 28 years of age, there's more to be told.
FC Barcelona was set to sign Jokic before the nuggets drafted him. FC Barcelona came to watch one of Jokics game but he played so poorly that they decided to wait a few weeks to sign him. During that time frame the Nuggets promised to take Jokic at 41 and the rest is history. If Jokic wouldve had a good game when the Barcelona scouts came to watch him we wouldnt have even seen Jokic in the NBA.
Where did you get this information from
@@Gonzo1166 He said the truth... His manager and Mega Basket owner, mr. Miško Ražnjatović, stated that in one of the interviews probably not in English.
@@Gonzo1166 His Agent that signed him as a teenager said it in an interview.
It's true but doesn't mean he wouldn't of been in the NBA for the Nuggets just would of took longer
Yes it is true
Great documentary!
He the main reason the nuggets won it all. When you have his incredible scoring ability they have to double team. That were his amazing court awareness and passing ability is so deadly, he can find the open man and make the right pass.
If you are going to show the "parade" quote, please add the footage from the parade where Jokic is so happy to be there, he said "I want to f***ing stay on parade!"
When he saw the "fans" his heart melted. How could "I not be here" if they
are here to see us, "another day" would not hurt... lol.
he isn't into horseback riding. it is harness riding or harness racing
Nicola became the best player in the world because of the love he has for his family. His brothers left home to play and to work when he was a still a child and the separation was traumatic. Basketball was the ticket to keep them together.
Jokic. Nuggets. Hell Yeah ! Champions
Actually he decided to enter the NBA draft because he wanted to be with his gf (now wife) who had left for the US on a volleyball scholarship. He didn't care that much for the NBA, it was Natalija that he was missing.
That's interesting! Especially that she's an athlete as well.
Greath History.......Nicola Jokick
Basketball was my first love and always will be (I hope my wife doesn't see this). In my day, I could thump that Rock. Over the years I have lost my interest in the game I loved so much, largely due to as some of you have alluded to, the selfishness, the self-absorbed, the bullying, the showing off, the negative conduct. Nikola is completely the opposite of the aforementioned. I marvel at his abilities to play the game at the level in which he does but more importantly the manner in which he carry's himself, marked by moral integrity, kindness and goodwill. Just a decent human being. Aside from God, Nikola is my new hero. I hope he never changes.
Bravo Nikola
Fun fact between 2014-2022 KK Mega Basket produced more NBA draft picks than all but 3 colleges. It was something like 14 picks but many of them haven’t played in the NBA due to wanting to stay in europe
The whole "he's not athletic" narrative is nonsense. He's a professional athlete, and widely considered among the best, if not the best in the league and possibly the world. He's not a track and field star or a bodybuilder, and he doesn't have to be in order to be good at basketball. Obviously...
You constantly see opposition C's lumbering behind him as he run up the court. He's got a huge tank
Stop being silly, he is not athletic. Take things in context.
he is not athletic compared to other players. he is strong as fuck and is very durable but not athletic
What makes him elite is that he has the coordination of a player half a foot shorter than him and his basketball IQ is very high.
He was playing the whole 40 plus minutes. And yet they called him not athletic. hahaha
The new Larry Bird.
He actually doesn't play like Larry at all. Yes, they're both pale and great passers but Larry was a real wing player and Jokic a real center. Jokic is a combo of Magic Johnson as a point center, Dirk (or Bird if you prefer) as a shooter, and Moses Malone on the boards. Moses not a particularly good jumper either but relentless on the boards.
An absolute legend! Big love for the Joker! Thx 4 the video man💥
He's NOT into horseback-racing he's into trotting...
Great video, I learned a few things I didn't know. However it was very well put together.
Great story of "greatness" with a humble attitude. Hope he continue in this matter
that many generation of Big's will appreciate to follow...
"Good cover Black Wolf" 😎😎😎
Nikola has changed the play of NBA. Now NBA is considering hiring point centers.
But he doesn't dress & speak like a clown, doesn't have tattoos all over, and doesn't flash gang signs after every play, and committ crimes , so he doesn't belong in the NBA.
😂👍🏀
We don't eat 🍔Pljeskavica bro!💪❤️🇷🇸🤣
Embiid is out of this world good. Though. I'm sure he wouldn't admit it, he knows deep down that Nikola was the 2023 MVP.
Don't confuse the politics of the Balkans with just how easy people from the Balkans get along... Doncic, Marjanović, Jokić, Dragic, Zubac, Nurkic, Vucevic, Cancar etc. all get along and are close
Actually Jokic and Nurkic were at each other's throats
@@XYZOxyz How do you know that?
That's a good point especially now as more than 2 decades have passed since the fighting and disintegration of Yugoslavia. I read of some hostility between Serbian and Croatian players in the 1990s in the NBA when fighting was ongoing in Yugoslavia.
I worked with Croatian and Serbians on a language program at the University of Tucson in the late 1990s and there were some strains at times.
In the modern NBA, I'm sure the players from the Balkans relate very well to each other.
@@randygraham926 I know because I observed their interactions, on and off the court, while they were on the same team and later on different teams. I would describe their relationship as passive aggressive at best. I also know of a huge argument they had over the war, Jokic wouldn't let Nurkic spread his propaganda. I don't know if it ever got physical, but I saw them pushing each other a few times and just avoiding each other completely most of the time. Maybe at some point they did try to make it work🤷🏼 I'll make sure to watch games between their teams next season and see how they interact after the game, but I can say with 100% certainty that Jokic/Nurkic relationship is strained, especially when you have insight into the beautiful relationships between Jokic and both Bobi and Doncic (as an example). It's my belief that they traded Nurkic not just to make room for a more talented Jokic, but also to take the constant stress of dealing with Nurkic off him and make him happy. The rest of the players mentioned are all ok and most of them are at least 50% Serbian. It's my understanding that Jokic gets along with all of them. Things probably aren't as bad as they were in the 90s and a lot of it really depends on the individual. But on the whole it's important to keep in mind that the strain will always be there, it's hard to get passed ww1 and ww2 genocides and ethnic cleanings and of course the 90s then as the cherry on top. This can be observed even in office environments. Jokic was only a child when he was bombed and poisoned with depleted uranium and his wife was a baby when she was ethnically cleansed in 1995. He may look cool, aloof and indifferent most of the time, but you can bet he has some strong feelings and PTSD for life. It's not something he'd ever bring up because he's not that kind of person, but he also won't let others (ie Nurkic in this case) talk trash. Team owners and coaches need to be very careful of how they put together their teams.
@@randygraham926 During the 1990's in the high pressure situations of European football, the likes of Savicevic and Boban at AC Milan, Mijatovic and Suker at Real Madrid, Boksic and Jugovic at Lazio etc. were all good friends... It's only when politics is brought up that the issues start
He is not a "machine," more of a sorcerer.
We never got to see Russell and Chamberlain, but we are now witnessing something magical. Even Shaq is impressed.
Jokic single handedly beat the worst floppers (LeBron or Himmy) and saved the NBA. Put him in Space Jam 3.
All the talking heads especially the Jokic haters and perhaps the entire NBA deep state are in a panic because their long-held formula that the ultimate basketball player is someone who's a swellhead slamming explosive dunks and doing flashy dribbling. Here comes an outsider who absolutely smashes their formula with the simplest of moves, dishing insane passes, and shooting fadeaways with one leg almost all in slow motion AND HE STACKS UP HISTORIC NUMBERS! Yeah, Jokic is like an electric eel giving them the 1,000 volts to their brains!
Always wished i had an older brother to whip me into shape, or at least try... what a lucky guy
Real Nuggets fans know its ‘Big Honey’ not ‘The Joker’
I like the Joker but, yeah, former teammate Wil Barton gave him the nickname 'Big Honey'.✌🏾✌🏾
Great content. Keep up the good work.
Never seen m j passing like him and skill like him.
It took the whole team to become the nba championship but the Joker is the main reason why they beat the heat and through the playoffs
The nuggets would be lost with out the Joker
Napping through being drafted is the most Jokic thing ever. 😆
Dude, there are no burgers in this story! 😂 Burek rules
You guys just have a pretty comprehensive account of his journey! Got me subscribed to your channel
Pass at 0.29 Watched it three times and still don't know how he did it
Jokic is outplaying other players who are more "athletic" than him.
SERBIAN PEOPLE PRODUCE GREAT ATHLETES AND THE SMARTEST MAN THAT EVER LIVED NIKOLA TESLA SORRY NUMBER 2 man number 1 is and always will be JESUS CHRIST
8:47 reminds me of HIMYM episode in which Lily visits Marshall's family, lol.
You mean basketball IQ. What a hell is basketball HQ.
Good work
fantastic
Can't totally agree with the conclusion / message of this vid.
What Jokic displayed and achieve on the basketball court took a tremendous amount of talent.
Even for the hundreds of NBA players, the most gifted basketball players in the world, I doubt not even 1% of them would be able to dime ppl up in the phenomenal fashion and efficiency like Jokic.
Jokic is not a physical beast, but his basketball IQ, touches, and court vision are generational talents.
Best thing Jokic is doing to the NBA is showing all the people living there it's not always your speed or athleticism that make you a star, it's what is inside your head and your IQ. What makes him so deadly isn't his scoring or him being a big man, it's his insane passing ability to cutting teammates. This just my own take, all the best for him. Maybe he can retire in couple of years and go ride his horses so others can dominate in NBA :D
Feb 19,1995 just turned 28, another 8-10yrs of play... another 4-5 rings & MVPs.
Don't tell that to KenPerkins, a racist hatred ESPN contributor.
We couldn't of won a championship with out this man the joker
Wait, did you say "A high basketball HQ?" WTF is an HQ? Did you mean IQ?
Its a great inspiration clip video