NBA-loving Europeans have learned to live by American hours. But not everyone gets up in the middle of the night to watch the matches and that’s completely understandable. Even more for those who have a job or go to school. Nikola Jokic therefore really discovered basketball across the Atlantic very late.
« I didn’t follow the NBA too much because the matches are very late in Serbia, around 3 or 4 in the morning. When YouTube exploded, when I was like 15, I watched videos of Magic Johnson for his passes, Hakeem Olajuwon for his low post moves, and Michael Jordan because he’s Michael Jordan », recount le double MVP.
It’s quite ironic because at 15 years old, in 2010, Nikola Jokic was not inspired by the NBA stars of the moment that were then. LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett or Kevin Durant. He took legendary players as a model with very specific characteristics that can be found in his game today. He is not the playmaker that Magic was, but he is certainly one of the best passers in the game. History, even more about his position. He has moves in the low post, without necessarily being as technical as Olajuwon. Inspirations that are felt today. Thanks YouTube. In 15 years, fashionable basketball players will tell them that they studied the Serbian before arriving in the NBA.
Nikola Jokic, a superstar REALLY like no other
2023-06-03 08:05:54
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