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Denver NuggetsVideo: Nikola Jokic dishes a beautiful no-look pass to Gary Harris

Denver Nuggets forward/center Nikola Jokic is rapidly putting his name out there as one of the best passing big men in the league, even drawing comparison to former playmaking dynamo “Pistol” Pete Maravich. Only two games after the best performance of his career – a 27-point, 15-rebound, nine-assist outing against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday […]

Denver NuggetsMike Miller told Nikola Jokic he would beat him if he committed anymore stupid fouls

Nikola Jokic has been playing very well as of late. In December, Jokic is averaging right around 17/10/5 per game for the Nuggets. He’s been stellar on the court and that has truly helped the team as it can be seen by their record lately. The Nuggets are on a three game winning streak currently and […]

Denver NuggetsJameer Nelson: 'I'm old and fat and I can jump higher than Nikola Jokic'

Denver Nuggets point guard Jameer Nelson recently had some fun with his power forward Nikola Jokic, telling the media the cold-hard truth about the big man while poking a little fun at himself. “Jokic an athlete? He’s a good player,” Nelson told BSN Denver’s T.J. McBride. “I’m old and fat and I can jump higher than […]

Denver NuggetsMike Malone admires Nikola Jokic's sacrifice to move to bench

In the Denver Nuggets‘ game against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, head coach Mike Malone surprised many when he fielded in his starters who were missing one of their mainstays, Nikola Jokic. The move was part of the plan  to make use of other combinations and allow their starting center, Jusuf Nurkic to be played alongside […]

Denver NuggetsKenneth Faried to come off the bench this season

Kenneth Faried has found himself the odd man out in the big man carrousel that is the Denver Nuggets. The 6-foot-8 power forward will come off the bench for the first time in five years, according to Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post. Kenneth Faried will be a reserve, and Malone has said Manimal's been […]

Denver NuggetsNuggets coach Michael Malone excited about European duo

Following the Denver Nuggets 108-106 preseason win against the Toronto Raptors on Monday, head coach Michael Malone was full of praise for his European big man combination of Jusuf Nurkic and Nikola Jokic, as per Harrison Wind of BSN Denver. “There’s definitely some Balkan buddy ball going on with those two guys,” said Malone. “They do look for […]

Denver NuggetsVideo: Nikola Jokic moved to tears in hometown speech

Days after a 30-point loss to Team USA in the gold medal game at the Rio Olympics, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was moved to tears in a homecoming to his native Sombor, Serbia. The seven-footer spoke to a very enthusiastic crowd while wearing a Serbian national team shirt and his silver medal draped around […]

NBARudy Gobert, Nikola Jokic, and Kristaps Porzingis round up ESPN's top foreign players list

Over the past few years, the NBA has had a tremendous increase of international players bringing their talents to the league. This goes to show how the popularity of basketball has grown around the world. A perfect example is this year’s Rio Olympics, where a record 47 players from the association are competing and representing […]

Denver NuggetsNikola Jokic shared his mindset against Team USA

Team USA had another scare in their last game against a fundamentally sound Serbian squad led by point guard Milos Teodosic and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. The final score was 94-91 and it was the most competitive game for the Americans in a very long time. For some reasons, the aura of invincibility is […]

Denver NuggetsNuggets' Mike Malone is surprised by Nikola Jokic's early development

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone did not imagine that Serbian big man Nikola Jokic would become quite as good as he is, especially so early in in his NBA career. Jokic had a great rookie season, surpassing the expectations that Denver had for him. From Mike Olson of Denver Stiffs, Malone recently expressed his […]

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