Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets and NBA MVP
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The trade that sent Jonas Valančiūnas from the Sacramento Kings to the Denver Nuggets has remained under the spotlight this offseason because of the big man's potential interest in playing in Europe,
The last couple of seasons haven't been very kind to Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets. After winning the NBA championship in 2023, they have lost in the second round of the playoffs in both of the last two seasons, and on both occasions, they fell in Game 7.
NBA free agency is well underway, and while most of the big names are now off the board, there are still several dominoes left to fall, with Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, Jonathan Kuminga, Quentin Grimes and more still undecided for next season.
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10 Minutes of Jokić Controlling the Game Like a Puppet MasterNikola Jokić doesn’t just play basketball - he controls the game like a puppet master. In this video, I’ve put together 10 straight minutes of Jokić making insane passes, reading defenses like a book, and pulling the strings on the court with ease.
We're likely to see a lot of extensions being signed in the coming days and weeks, but the terms of those deals aren't quite as clear.
Jokic’s love of horse racing has been well documented. He’s been known to spend his free time at practice scouting horses on his phone as he works to build a dynasty of his own. Apparently, some of that scouting recently paid off, as Jokic had a horse win a race held in Srbobran, Serbia recently. He was absolutely delighted with the victory.
The Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić is once again near the peak of RotoWire’s early top 100 fantasy rankings for category leagues.