How Nikola Jokic Defied The Odds & Became An NBA MVP & Legend
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2023
- A 41st overall pick, slow & unathletic center who started playing basketball at 16? Jokic isn't supposed to be here.
This is THE Nikola Jokic documentary, detailing his entire journey from Sombor, Serbia to the 2023 NBA Championship.
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0:25 Early Life
1:37 2023 Playoffs R1
2:49 Early Career
4:00 2023 Playoffs R2
5:48 2019, 2020
7:07 2023 Playoffs R3
8:50 2021 MVP Season
10:37 2023 NBA Finals 1/3
11:52 2022 MVP Season
13:31 2022 MVP surprise
14:12 2023 NBA Finals 2/3
15:31 2023 Season
17:29 2023 NBA Finals Game 5
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What is your favorite part about Nikola's rise to superstardom? Let me hear your thoughts 👇
This IS THE BEST JOKIC HIGHLIGHT VID TO DATE! THANK YOU!
Mr. Melone, while in Serbia for holidays, can I drink coke? 😂😂😂😂
RIP Dejan Milojevic 😢
As a lifelong Nuggets fan that never thought we could do it, I’ve basked in the post-champion glory for weeks and weeks, watching just about every CZcams video chronicling the journey…but this, THIS video right here got me ready to run through a fk’n brick wall with tears of disbelief and joy running down my face. I’ll rewatch this over and over, and over again
Happy to hear that my friend! Hope you check out my other video about the Nuggets' journey to the championship over the past decade.
I’m disappointed in you i always thought we could do it from 2020 and so on we just needed to be healthy
search also flow motion jokic, it is circa 20-24 min long but absolutely a pearl
Yessir
The man goes to work and at the end of the day delivers. Goes home and lives a normal life. Gives hope to ordinary people.
I realize that Jokic has another powerful weapon: EQ (emotional quotation) because he does understand how his teammates are feeling when they are playing the game. He is blessed with humility, unselfishness, simplicity and indifference of statistics. That is why his former and current teammates love and respect him so much. No wonder, Denver Nuggets is a most powerful team.
When he's emotionally level, everyone else has to be. Thanks for watching, Jonathan!
That's why to me he is the Tom Brady of the NBA! Real leaders in sports are rare.
What I love about this guy is he understands team work and a team will always beat a collection of individuals. I quit watching nba when we had Carmelo because he never passed once he got the ball.
I hope he changes the culture of the future players into a well rounded teammates
No question who the best #15 is. Thanks for watching, Bryan!
"Jokic puts up a prayer! The prayer is answered!" ... great line.
I love it how he highlights his weaknesses at the draft workout interview when he is supposed to sell himself.
Just shows how honest and nonchalant he is. Thanks for watching!
Charles Barkley believed from the beginning of the season
Chuck knew! Thanks for watching, Milan!
he's far and away the best player in the game. Denver is going to enjoy this run
For sure. Thanks for watching, Ken!
Nikola Jokic is "The Natural"
Perhaps the best video about Jokić I’ve ever seen and I'we watched a ton of them! What I find fascinating is that if it was up to Nikola he would never have played professional basketball, instead he would be in some stable maniging around horses! His father had to organize a conspiracy of a kind to force him to train and look at him today!
Probably! The good thing is time with the horses is a reward after successful NBA seasons 😂
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@@SidelineFilmz Done 😁
I knew Jokic was legit, but never thought he was this great!! he lead his team in all categories for the season is just crazy, these are numbers we use to hear from Jordan and Hakeem, but all categories never seen this before
Absolutely. Thanks for watching!
To play simple is the most complicated. But Jokic master it.
Class, Class and Class
The first time I saw this guy play I knew he would be great. I don't understand how so many prognosticators got him wrong. His game is pure.
NOVAK AND NIKOLA ARE LEGENDS
Novak IS a legend. Nikola need a season or two more ;)
Such a dominant run by Jokic one of most dominant by a single player ever. And after he was doubted for so many years 3v3n after getting MVP. Feels good for fans like me who followed him since first NBA season
i love duran saying nikola jokic is unorthodox he is ACTUALLY ORTHODOX lol
I really appreciate the way the Nuggets play the game. Keeping injured players, bringing them back to health, sharing the ball to teammates, which led to everybody having the opportunity to contribute to the win. Loved how they stayed focused thru all the MVP BS. All the "professional" yackers getting it wrong, Joker and the entire team made their opponents pay.
Very true. Thanks for watching, Robert!
They play like the 80s Celtics. Everyone is involved in a team effort. Joker is like Bird in a sense.
Small market teams pretty much don't have a choice really, no star wanted ever to go to Utah, Denver, Milwaukee etc.
Now, with the new Collective Agreement it might change a bit, hopefully.
It shifts from paying extra to scouting, drafting and development.
Hopefully they can win more championships.
The Nuggets are poised for lots of deep runs for years to come!
I know right? But it’s just so damn hard to repeat
Insulation
They kept the starting lineup which is great. The loss of uncle Jeff and Bruce are huge. The youngins will have to step up. They are lookin good tho!
7 more rings inc for Jokic
I stumbled on this vid in a completly random adhd-basketball hyperfokus moment and Ich wanted to appreciate the editing quality. good shit
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Best documentary I’ve ever seen!
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Great player, Amazing documentry 👍🏻
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loved this, great work!!! GO NUGGETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I really liked the editing in this video! The callbacks and recent events alongside those “analysts” throwing all they can at him except for praise. I totally see Jokic one day, after winning 7 straight championships and who knows how many more records, in the words of a humbled Forrest Gump running across America after meeting the president, just say “I’m pretty tired. I think I’ll go home now."
Thank you for making this documentary. I enjoyed it very much
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Thank you brother, one of the best Joker videos out there 👏🎬🏆
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You understand basketball, you understand Joker's mentality (I would be surprised if you are not from ExYu, but now I see, based on your other videos, you probably aren't), you understand US media (imagine JJ Redick saying what Kendrick Perkins said, just the other way around. Canceled. Luckily Barkley made fun of Perkins saying that if white voters favorize white players for the MVP, they are doing a pretty bad job) and you understand casual fans. Great video.
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Jokic is the true meaning of "letting the game come to him." Footwork, awareness, touch, and hustle is a thing of beauty. What really makes him different is nonchalant attitude and humbleness towards the game is so refreshing. May he continue to silence all doubters in route to stay a leader among men.
I hope jamaal never leaves and understands hes greatness too and theres no other place to showcase it and people will respect him so much for putting in work
They gotta keep AG, KCP and MPJ. MPJ can for sure develop his defensive and blocking skills. Along with KCP and AG they will be a defensive force. So even if the offense should get shut down, they can win games. That's fundamental to winning couple more championships. I cannot wait for the new season to start. Go NUGGETS
For sure. Thanks for watching!
This story is better than any Hollywood movie.
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When I open I score. 😅
Simple basketball, right?
As The Logo himself said, he is a joke.
Great Job!!!
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When you stat pad it is easy..immortal qq
Other teams I have rooted for were down by 15 going into the 4th quarter, I had a little hope they could win. With Jokic on the court I feel they are going to win. When he goes into high gear there is no stopping him.
gorgeous recap. appreciate you
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There has NEVER been a player like Jokic in NBA history. The closest thing is probably Larry Bird but he takes it up a notch from there. This guy is unstoppable and never jumps to good luck injuring him. Jokic is the first player since Lebron that think can be the best player in NBA history. He is contributing to 60-70 points MINIMUM per game. Just imagine if he gets another star around him. He really has ONE other top level player on his team and he won the championship. Nuggets need to pick up another great player to contribute and they can be a dynasty for a decade.
Jokic ' is taking revenge against the entire league for not drafting him in the first round and for making him the last pick in the All Star game.
S. Films - great video! I'm still loving this team and story!
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"You know when you're stat padding, it's easy" - Nikola jokic 2023 😂
I think..."dinasty" is born !!!Thanks for wonderful video.
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Nikola Jokic Legendo ❤❤❤
¡Definitivamente es una leyenda!
Jokic reminds me Conor McGregor's famous quote, after knocking Jose Aldo out in 13 seconds: "precision beats power, timing beats speed"
“Assist make two people happy, point just one”
I like how Jokic prioritizes so many things. Humble, simple, family man, balanced, hard worker, has fun, true to himself. He is a winner at the game of life.
Team win. Good work on vid!
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very good production, enjoyed it a lot.
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❤ this guy
NIKOLA BRATE VOLIM TE PUNO!!! DA BI IMAO DRUGA KAO TI BIO BI SRECJAN ZIVELI JOKIC FAMILIJA MARKO VULETIC
HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE NIKOLA JOKIĆ?!?!?
NIKOLA JOKIĆ IS:
HIM
THE TRUTH
THE ANSWER
THE BIG TICKET
THE BIG FUNDAMENTAL
☆☆☆NOT SINCE WILT!!!!!☆☆☆
SUPERMAN(APPROVED BUY SHAQ😉)
NEO(HE FIGURED OUT THE MATRIX)
THE BEST HUMAN BEING ❤️
THE BIG TIPPER
THE JOKER
BIG HONEY
WCF MVP👊
THE BEST PLAYER IN THE GAME
THE REAL MVP
FINALS MVP!!!!!!
NBA CHAMPION!!!!!!
IN THE G.O.A.T. CONVERSATION 💯
To be continued....
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The fact that Perks still keeps his job at ESPN is beyond ridiculous
I think he is an idiot who knows nothing about basketball and I'm wondering why is he commenting at all and specially, why is anybody listening to him. I'm a European and I don't know who he is, appart for this stupid and shameful comment
Dude's a clown.
😮 kako montira !
What a great video!!! I can tell you put in tremendous amount time and work. Great job!!! Subscribed 😀GO NUGGETS!!!!
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The absolute humility of this man:
*gets the admiration & kudos of his team-mates
*gets respect from current opposing peers & players of reportedly greater status
*gets plaudits from bygone legends of the game
U just gotta love the big guy!
He's my favorite player...way to go Joker!! 🤩🤩
A great role model! Hope you enjoyed the documentary 🫡
He is the type of guy he would be great at whatever he chooses to
🐐
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Arguably the best passer ever… Stockton, Magic, Jokic. The 3 Js…
By the time his career is done, he'll surely be up there!
Don’t forget Bird.
Video with Jokic and GOAT of tennis,nice
Great video! The numbers don’t lie, incredible talent! … “my signature shot”, lol!
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jokictoharris was joy to watch
I would go as far and say Center/Playmaker and it is the same with Wemby! What we see now is a revolution! One step ahead!
Nikola Jokic deserves all his mvp awards, he can do pretty much everything on the court and don't need to jump high or run fast or be strong like Shaq.... And still breaking new NBA records and also having amazing and new stats in playoffs and finals that not even MJ had before... I think people like K. Perkins are just jealous of Jokic unique talents... Lol
Growing up watching The Nuggets my whole life I’m so shellshocked that we are THE BEST OF THE BEST NOW . THE WHOLE TEAM IS KILLING THE GAME AND WE HAVE THE JOKER AND HES OUR TREASURE AND THE GOAT .
Nice film. Amazing how silly the so called experts sound. Real basketball fans knew all along.
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Kendrik Perkins being the most racist black guy ever but Nikola Jokic shut his mouth with his own words !!
🤣🤣
It would have been great to include the Devin Booker quote saying "He can get 50 all he wants as long as we get the win". But Jokic still won the series, proving him wrong.
My favorite memory of Jokic was when he attacked that player from behind, knocking them down. The player didn't get up they were injured. It was a season ending injury.
Good times.
Jokic has balls.
That player was trash anyway, and trash should be out not in
Every nba player celebrated Joker for cheap shotting the person responsible for the most cheap shots in the nba. Joker is Legend. Cheap shots fell by 80% that day.
@@monalisa-bs4zs He purposely injured someone. And they didn't come back that season. He's a hero. 🤡
JOKIC AND SHAQ ATTACK ARE BROTHERS I LOVE THEM BOTH CCCC LONG LIVE SERBIA
Basketball ANGEL!
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@@SidelineFilmzThis was a masterpiece!Thank you 🎶👏🏻
Perk sucks and all but honestly think Jokic intentionally tanked his chances for a third consecutive MVP. He basically took off the least 15 games to rest but also to drop out of MVP consideration. The dialogue had become so toxic and was only going to get worse if he won a third and potentially become a distraction from winning the championship.
Maybe not with the intention of losing the MVP, but definitely to prepare for the championship run!
Am of the same opinion, discussion became so toxic just because he could've potentially won a 3rd in a row.
@@SidelineFilmzI believe that he intentionally dumped the chance of another MVP because of all the negative attention!
Priorities, when u truly don't care about mvp.
When u focus on uping ur chanses for the playoffs
He did and it is called coasting, very common in sports
my dream is to see shaq and jokic play together a dream that will never be lived out
9:15 hilarious
Embiid could Never 😂
Hear ya, hear ya... Nikola will be better in the coming years that will be problem for many teams.
"Assist makes 2 people happy scoring makes one person happy" - Nikola Jokic
every USA player in high-school college whatever level they're playing at needs to study that quote and study it hard because i dont see that from them today
When you draft a center and end up with a point guard :D
Love this
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
How can leflop be considered the goat when he's not. Even the best layer today.. that accolade goes to JOKIC ! Best player in the world right now
Jokara change the NBA
He deserved both his MVPs looking at the supporting cast he was playing with. He deserved his third MVP because he showed up and played against the other MVP candidates, unlike Joel Embiid who decided to sit out in Denver even though Jokic came to Philadelphia and played.
Including draymond's prediction for the Lakers Nuggets series would have been funny
always the GAMERS
nice
The Joker still rules 2024!!! And by that i mean the whole Denver Nuggets Team they are just so great!
my goat n murray
Fun fact: Jokić was already a legend before going to the NBA. While Jokić was still playing in Serbia, after one game, he got inflammation in the wrist joint of his right hand. They didn't immediately know the cause. They soon realized that it was after one game where he spent an hour signing autographs.
If this was a white guy talking like Perkins he would be FIRED. WTF. Embid begged for the MVP with help from Perkins. Joker’s response, Embid deserved it. What a humble dude. His games is ahead of it’s time. Best player in the World.
THE JOKER IS THE WILD CARD!!!! FITS JOKIC GREAT
If Chuck and Shaq says you are great that is enough for me. I don`t care what people who did not play say about him.
ahhhh I love those analysts....they have no clue what they talk about and Jokic proves it.... how?? 😁 making them eat their own words
🃏 -> 🐐 in C position like it or not
That's for sure. Thanks for watching, Nikolaos!
THE 1ST TIME I HEARD HIS NAME, TACOS ADS COMING OUT
Denver fans knew! Denver fans knew
Amazing video, thank you for this content. I hope some so called analysts will get fired, especially the ones that talk slow and breathe through their mouth, let that marinade for a second.
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This video deserves oscar 🙌🏻
Thank you so much! Be sure to check out the other Nuggets video I created 🤝
I’m Croatian, I understood His curse words when he got drenched!
He reminds me so much of Larry the legend bird😊😊😊😊
Jokic was a 41st PICK??? Holy ****!
Isn't that wild, Greg?
Size is a skill