The NBA is home to some of the rarest athletes in all of professional sports.
Players come from all over the world to join the NBA and some of the best players are from different countries.
One of those great players is Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic.
He is from Serbia and was drafted in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft.
Now the “Joker” is a two-time NBA MVP and he has taken the Nuggets to the NBA Finals for the first time.
When he was selected in 2014, no one thought Jokic would turn into this big of a star.
But now, he is starting to be recognized around the NBA for his greatness.
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch went on The Herd to discuss the greatness of Jokic.
He talked about how Jokic always controls the floor and makes his teammates better.
.@Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch discusses Nikola Jokic’s brilliance:
“The thing about some guys that have immense talent is sometimes they fight the game… He effortlessly moves around the floor.” pic.twitter.com/KhX6rMs9R7
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 24, 2023
Jokic is a pass-first player that makes all the right plays.
He is a walking triple-double and seems to finally be getting the respect he deserves around the league.
Finch had a great look at Jokic in the first round when the Nuggets defeated his Timberwolves in five games.
Denver has yet to face elimination in the playoffs.
Entering the playoffs as the number one seed, the Nuggets were not expected to win the West.
But they have dominated the conference and most of that was because of the play of Jokic.
This Nuggets team is very good and now it appears they will be favorites to win their first NBA championship.
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