DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic was selected with the 41st draft pick when he entered the NBA seven years ago. “To be honest, I didn’t even think I would be in the NBA,“ Jokic said. Even Kobe Bryant, back in 2019, said he had challenged Jokic to fulfill his potential and win an MVP award. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Jokic had a league-high 60 double-doubles and added 16 triple-doubles — second-most in the NBA behind only triple-double king and former MVP Westbrook — this season. “The Denver Nuggets drafted me, it was an opportunity for me to become an NBA player,“ Jokic said.

Source: thestar June 09, 2021 00:04 UTC