FIND NIKOLA JOKIC: Only 0.1% of Serbs won't recognize our NBA beast! (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS)
The stories about Nikola Jokic as a boy made from Coca-Cola and burek reached NBA, already have mythical status in America.
Basketball fans across the ocean are fascinated how Jokic managed to transfuse his talent into serious quality even though he had problems with weight since the earliest days, even upon arriving to Denver. Jokic lost 14 kilos in 2015.
- Nothing is left to case here and they are thinking about every details. This also applies to the diet. I have meals on every three hours and i lost weight. Denver is located at an altitude of 1,600 meters. When i arrived it was hard for me to adapt and i lost breath after greater efforts - said 22 year old man from Sombor in September, who did not even dream about becoming the part of All-Star show.
The photos of his youngest days in BC Sombor are interesting, from one of his first coaches, Gradimir Markovic. Nikola went to Vojvodina later, and then to Mega Leks, and from there he went to NBA waters, even though Barcelona was interested in him. Nikola showed that he hasn't made a mistake, but he is breaking NBA records, and Serbian and personal, but also those set by Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry...
P.S. If you had any doubts which one of these boys was Nikola Jokic, lets make it easy for you:
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