How Nikola Jokic Defied The Odds & Became An NBA MVP & Legend
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A 41st overall pick, slow & unathletic center who started playing basketball at 16? Jokic isn't supposed to be here.
This is THE Nikola Jokic documentary, detailing his entire journey from Sombor, Serbia to the 2023 NBA Championship.
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0:25 Early Life
1:37 2023 Playoffs R1
2:49 Early Career
4:00 2023 Playoffs R2
5:48 2019, 2020
7:07 2023 Playoffs R3
8:50 2021 MVP Season
10:37 2023 NBA Finals 1/3
11:52 2022 MVP Season
13:31 2022 MVP surprise
14:12 2023 NBA Finals 2/3
15:31 2023 Season
17:29 2023 NBA Finals Game 5
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@TrggrWarning
10 ай бұрын
This IS THE BEST JOKIC HIGHLIGHT VID TO DATE! THANK YOU!
@bosna777
10 ай бұрын
Mr. Melone, while in Serbia for holidays, can I drink coke? 😂😂😂😂
@Earthkanalpro
4 ай бұрын
RIP Dejan Milojevic 😢
The man goes to work and at the end of the day delivers. Goes home and lives a normal life. Gives hope to ordinary people.
As a lifelong Nuggets fan that never thought we could do it, I’ve basked in the post-champion glory for weeks and weeks, watching just about every KZread video chronicling the journey…but this, THIS video right here got me ready to run through a fk’n brick wall with tears of disbelief and joy running down my face. I’ll rewatch this over and over, and over again
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Happy to hear that my friend! Hope you check out my other video about the Nuggets' journey to the championship over the past decade.
@jonathanfrancisco0822
10 ай бұрын
I’m disappointed in you i always thought we could do it from 2020 and so on we just needed to be healthy
@michalswiderski507
10 ай бұрын
search also flow motion jokic, it is circa 20-24 min long but absolutely a pearl
@markhomer2524
8 ай бұрын
Yessir
I realize that Jokic has another powerful weapon: EQ (emotional quotation) because he does understand how his teammates are feeling when they are playing the game. He is blessed with humility, unselfishness, simplicity and indifference of statistics. That is why his former and current teammates love and respect him so much. No wonder, Denver Nuggets is a most powerful team.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
When he's emotionally level, everyone else has to be. Thanks for watching, Jonathan!
@ihategamesofthronejk
10 ай бұрын
That's why to me he is the Tom Brady of the NBA! Real leaders in sports are rare.
What I love about this guy is he understands team work and a team will always beat a collection of individuals. I quit watching nba when we had Carmelo because he never passed once he got the ball. I hope he changes the culture of the future players into a well rounded teammates
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
No question who the best #15 is. Thanks for watching, Bryan!
Nikola Jokic is Basketball. No unnecessary moves, no ball hugging. Just simple basketball.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Thanks for supporting the channel my friend!
@bitcoin457
10 ай бұрын
just like the old day!
@iGucik
9 ай бұрын
People dont like jokic because hes a 6'10 or 7 ft larry bird. Nothing but the fundementals and extreme good court view and passing. With the ability to lead in scoring or assist whenever he feels like it . Thats why people didnt like bird much and perfer magic over him. Because normies cant understand him
@11DNA11
9 ай бұрын
The best thing a coach can give you:"Keep it simple, stupid"
@omnivorous65
9 ай бұрын
Joikic might make it look simple but that simplicity is an illusion. This man is a freaking genius and we have not seen the likes of him ever before. In every moment of the game he calculates various options and at a freakish % chooses and creates the right one. Look at his passes alone, the variety of the pass delivery, one handed, touch passes, two handed, bounce passes with myriads different angles. Different speeds, different release points. Sometimes he waits forever until he sees an opening he likes, sometimes it is super quick touch pass, and every speed in between. He has to decide if passing is better than scoring himself (he has the highest shooting % after all), he has to make a decision which move and countermove to employ, since has countless. Computing all these countless options and invariably ending up with the correct one (most of the times) is not simple, it is genius. We are all privileged to live at a time where we can watch this man play.
Charles Barkley believed from the beginning of the season
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Chuck knew! Thanks for watching, Milan!
"Jokic puts up a prayer! The prayer is answered!" ... great line.
I love it how he highlights his weaknesses at the draft workout interview when he is supposed to sell himself.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Just shows how honest and nonchalant he is. Thanks for watching!
Nikola Jokic is "The Natural"
he's far and away the best player in the game. Denver is going to enjoy this run
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
For sure. Thanks for watching, Ken!
i love duran saying nikola jokic is unorthodox he is ACTUALLY ORTHODOX lol
To play simple is the most complicated. But Jokic master it.
Class, Class and Class
The first time I saw this guy play I knew he would be great. I don't understand how so many prognosticators got him wrong. His game is pure.
I knew Jokic was legit, but never thought he was this great!! he lead his team in all categories for the season is just crazy, these are numbers we use to hear from Jordan and Hakeem, but all categories never seen this before
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Thanks for watching!
Perhaps the best video about Jokić I’ve ever seen and I'we watched a ton of them! What I find fascinating is that if it was up to Nikola he would never have played professional basketball, instead he would be in some stable maniging around horses! His father had to organize a conspiracy of a kind to force him to train and look at him today!
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Probably! The good thing is time with the horses is a reward after successful NBA seasons 😂 Happy to hear that you enjoyed it! Subscribe for more great documentaries 🤝
@vukans595
10 ай бұрын
@@SidelineFilmz Done 😁
NOVAK AND NIKOLA ARE LEGENDS
@PawelGonera
5 ай бұрын
Novak IS a legend. Nikola need a season or two more ;)
Such a dominant run by Jokic one of most dominant by a single player ever. And after he was doubted for so many years 3v3n after getting MVP. Feels good for fans like me who followed him since first NBA season
I really appreciate the way the Nuggets play the game. Keeping injured players, bringing them back to health, sharing the ball to teammates, which led to everybody having the opportunity to contribute to the win. Loved how they stayed focused thru all the MVP BS. All the "professional" yackers getting it wrong, Joker and the entire team made their opponents pay.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Very true. Thanks for watching, Robert!
@11DNA11
9 ай бұрын
They play like the 80s Celtics. Everyone is involved in a team effort. Joker is like Bird in a sense.
@Toni-to8je
8 ай бұрын
Small market teams pretty much don't have a choice really, no star wanted ever to go to Utah, Denver, Milwaukee etc. Now, with the new Collective Agreement it might change a bit, hopefully. It shifts from paying extra to scouting, drafting and development.
Hopefully they can win more championships.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
The Nuggets are poised for lots of deep runs for years to come!
@engelcrona
10 ай бұрын
I know right? But it’s just so damn hard to repeat
@naojinguji9182
10 ай бұрын
Insulation
@DickTrickle1
10 ай бұрын
They kept the starting lineup which is great. The loss of uncle Jeff and Bruce are huge. The youngins will have to step up. They are lookin good tho!
@almightytrollgod
10 ай бұрын
7 more rings inc for Jokic
"You know when you're stat padding, it's easy" - Nikola jokic 2023 😂
You understand basketball, you understand Joker's mentality (I would be surprised if you are not from ExYu, but now I see, based on your other videos, you probably aren't), you understand US media (imagine JJ Redick saying what Kendrick Perkins said, just the other way around. Canceled. Luckily Barkley made fun of Perkins saying that if white voters favorize white players for the MVP, they are doing a pretty bad job) and you understand casual fans. Great video.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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I stumbled on this vid in a completly random adhd-basketball hyperfokus moment and Ich wanted to appreciate the editing quality. good shit
@SidelineFilmz
4 ай бұрын
I appreciate it, Kevin! Thanks for watching 🫡
I hope jamaal never leaves and understands hes greatness too and theres no other place to showcase it and people will respect him so much for putting in work
Jokic is the true meaning of "letting the game come to him." Footwork, awareness, touch, and hustle is a thing of beauty. What really makes him different is nonchalant attitude and humbleness towards the game is so refreshing. May he continue to silence all doubters in route to stay a leader among men.
Great player, Amazing documentry 👍🏻
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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When I open I score. 😅
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Simple basketball, right?
@workinginthewell3498
10 ай бұрын
As The Logo himself said, he is a joke.
Thank you for making this documentary. I enjoyed it very much
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it, Katarina. Subscribe for more!
I really liked the editing in this video! The callbacks and recent events alongside those “analysts” throwing all they can at him except for praise. I totally see Jokic one day, after winning 7 straight championships and who knows how many more records, in the words of a humbled Forrest Gump running across America after meeting the president, just say “I’m pretty tired. I think I’ll go home now."
Best documentary I’ve ever seen!
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your support for the channel, Calen!
When you stat pad it is easy..immortal qq
loved this, great work!!! GO NUGGETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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This story is better than any Hollywood movie.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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They gotta keep AG, KCP and MPJ. MPJ can for sure develop his defensive and blocking skills. Along with KCP and AG they will be a defensive force. So even if the offense should get shut down, they can win games. That's fundamental to winning couple more championships. I cannot wait for the new season to start. Go NUGGETS
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
For sure. Thanks for watching!
Jokic ' is taking revenge against the entire league for not drafting him in the first round and for making him the last pick in the All Star game.
Thank you brother, one of the best Joker videos out there 👏🎬🏆
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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There has NEVER been a player like Jokic in NBA history. The closest thing is probably Larry Bird but he takes it up a notch from there. This guy is unstoppable and never jumps to good luck injuring him. Jokic is the first player since Lebron that think can be the best player in NBA history. He is contributing to 60-70 points MINIMUM per game. Just imagine if he gets another star around him. He really has ONE other top level player on his team and he won the championship. Nuggets need to pick up another great player to contribute and they can be a dynasty for a decade.
Other teams I have rooted for were down by 15 going into the 4th quarter, I had a little hope they could win. With Jokic on the court I feel they are going to win. When he goes into high gear there is no stopping him.
Jokic reminds me Conor McGregor's famous quote, after knocking Jose Aldo out in 13 seconds: "precision beats power, timing beats speed"
HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE NIKOLA JOKIĆ?!?!? NIKOLA JOKIĆ IS: HIM THE TRUTH THE ANSWER THE BIG TICKET THE BIG FUNDAMENTAL ☆☆☆NOT SINCE WILT!!!!!☆☆☆ SUPERMAN(APPROVED BUY SHAQ😉) NEO(HE FIGURED OUT THE MATRIX) THE BEST HUMAN BEING ❤️ THE BIG TIPPER THE JOKER BIG HONEY WCF MVP👊 THE BEST PLAYER IN THE GAME THE REAL MVP FINALS MVP!!!!!! NBA CHAMPION!!!!!! IN THE G.O.A.T. CONVERSATION 💯 To be continued....
Nikola Jokic Legendo ❤❤❤
@mjareacts2731
10 ай бұрын
¡Definitivamente es una leyenda!
“Assist make two people happy, point just one” I like how Jokic prioritizes so many things. Humble, simple, family man, balanced, hard worker, has fun, true to himself. He is a winner at the game of life.
Great Job!!!
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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NIKOLA BRATE VOLIM TE PUNO!!! DA BI IMAO DRUGA KAO TI BIO BI SRECJAN ZIVELI JOKIC FAMILIJA MARKO VULETIC
The fact that Perks still keeps his job at ESPN is beyond ridiculous
@Ms777Lena
8 ай бұрын
I think he is an idiot who knows nothing about basketball and I'm wondering why is he commenting at all and specially, why is anybody listening to him. I'm a European and I don't know who he is, appart for this stupid and shameful comment
@antonchigurh5336
4 ай бұрын
Dude's a clown.
gorgeous recap. appreciate you
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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S. Films - great video! I'm still loving this team and story!
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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I think..."dinasty" is born !!!Thanks for wonderful video.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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very good production, enjoyed it a lot.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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❤ this guy
Team win. Good work on vid!
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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😮 kako montira !
The absolute humility of this man: *gets the admiration & kudos of his team-mates *gets respect from current opposing peers & players of reportedly greater status *gets plaudits from bygone legends of the game U just gotta love the big guy! He's my favorite player...way to go Joker!! 🤩🤩
@SidelineFilmz
3 ай бұрын
A great role model! Hope you enjoyed the documentary 🫡
He is the type of guy he would be great at whatever he chooses to
Deserve for subs for this production
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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What a great video!!! I can tell you put in tremendous amount time and work. Great job!!! Subscribed 😀GO NUGGETS!!!!
@SidelineFilmz
4 ай бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed, Cici! Thanks for subscribing 🫡 more awesome content to come
I would go as far and say Center/Playmaker and it is the same with Wemby! What we see now is a revolution! One step ahead!
Arguably the best passer ever… Stockton, Magic, Jokic. The 3 Js…
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
By the time his career is done, he'll surely be up there!
@Kashed
10 ай бұрын
Don’t forget Bird.
Kendrik Perkins being the most racist black guy ever but Nikola Jokic shut his mouth with his own words !!
@elwin38
10 ай бұрын
🤣🤣
Growing up watching The Nuggets my whole life I’m so shellshocked that we are THE BEST OF THE BEST NOW . THE WHOLE TEAM IS KILLING THE GAME AND WE HAVE THE JOKER AND HES OUR TREASURE AND THE GOAT .
🐐
Embiid could Never 😂
When you draft a center and end up with a point guard :D
jokictoharris was joy to watch
Great video 👍
@SidelineFilmz
9 ай бұрын
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Great video! The numbers don’t lie, incredible talent! … “my signature shot”, lol!
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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JOKIC AND SHAQ ATTACK ARE BROTHERS I LOVE THEM BOTH CCCC LONG LIVE SERBIA
Video with Jokic and GOAT of tennis,nice
Nikola Jokic deserves all his mvp awards, he can do pretty much everything on the court and don't need to jump high or run fast or be strong like Shaq.... And still breaking new NBA records and also having amazing and new stats in playoffs and finals that not even MJ had before... I think people like K. Perkins are just jealous of Jokic unique talents... Lol
Perk sucks and all but honestly think Jokic intentionally tanked his chances for a third consecutive MVP. He basically took off the least 15 games to rest but also to drop out of MVP consideration. The dialogue had become so toxic and was only going to get worse if he won a third and potentially become a distraction from winning the championship.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
Maybe not with the intention of losing the MVP, but definitely to prepare for the championship run!
@Islandkid679
10 ай бұрын
Am of the same opinion, discussion became so toxic just because he could've potentially won a 3rd in a row.
@pashapasovski5860
9 ай бұрын
@@SidelineFilmzI believe that he intentionally dumped the chance of another MVP because of all the negative attention!
@zhikacuu
9 ай бұрын
Priorities, when u truly don't care about mvp. When u focus on uping ur chanses for the playoffs
@amaimon8031
7 ай бұрын
He did and it is called coasting, very common in sports
Nice film. Amazing how silly the so called experts sound. Real basketball fans knew all along.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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Basketball ANGEL!
@SidelineFilmz
3 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoyed the video!
@vukforest223
2 ай бұрын
@@SidelineFilmzThis was a masterpiece!Thank you 🎶👏🏻
It would have been great to include the Devin Booker quote saying "He can get 50 all he wants as long as we get the win". But Jokic still won the series, proving him wrong.
Hear ya, hear ya... Nikola will be better in the coming years that will be problem for many teams.
my dream is to see shaq and jokic play together a dream that will never be lived out
My favorite memory of Jokic was when he attacked that player from behind, knocking them down. The player didn't get up they were injured. It was a season ending injury. Good times.
@santashmyakus8516
10 ай бұрын
Jokic has balls.
@petarpavic112
10 ай бұрын
That player was trash anyway, and trash should be out not in
@monalisa-bs4zs
9 ай бұрын
Every nba player celebrated Joker for cheap shotting the person responsible for the most cheap shots in the nba. Joker is Legend. Cheap shots fell by 80% that day.
@draftmagicagain1000
9 ай бұрын
@@monalisa-bs4zs He purposely injured someone. And they didn't come back that season. He's a hero. 🤡
Love this
@SidelineFilmz
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
If this was a white guy talking like Perkins he would be FIRED. WTF. Embid begged for the MVP with help from Perkins. Joker’s response, Embid deserved it. What a humble dude. His games is ahead of it’s time. Best player in the World.
9:15 hilarious
ahhhh I love those analysts....they have no clue what they talk about and Jokic proves it.... how?? 😁 making them eat their own words 🃏 -> 🐐 in C position like it or not
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
That's for sure. Thanks for watching, Nikolaos!
Jokara change the NBA
"Assist makes 2 people happy scoring makes one person happy" - Nikola Jokic every USA player in high-school college whatever level they're playing at needs to study that quote and study it hard because i dont see that from them today
He deserved both his MVPs looking at the supporting cast he was playing with. He deserved his third MVP because he showed up and played against the other MVP candidates, unlike Joel Embiid who decided to sit out in Denver even though Jokic came to Philadelphia and played.
nice
How can leflop be considered the goat when he's not. Even the best layer today.. that accolade goes to JOKIC ! Best player in the world right now
The Joker still rules 2024!!! And by that i mean the whole Denver Nuggets Team they are just so great!
always the GAMERS
my goat n murray
Including draymond's prediction for the Lakers Nuggets series would have been funny
If Chuck and Shaq says you are great that is enough for me. I don`t care what people who did not play say about him.
Fun fact: Jokić was already a legend before going to the NBA. While Jokić was still playing in Serbia, after one game, he got inflammation in the wrist joint of his right hand. They didn't immediately know the cause. They soon realized that it was after one game where he spent an hour signing autographs.
THE JOKER IS THE WILD CARD!!!! FITS JOKIC GREAT
Amazing video, thank you for this content. I hope some so called analysts will get fired, especially the ones that talk slow and breathe through their mouth, let that marinade for a second.
@SidelineFilmz
10 ай бұрын
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After Perkins robbed the joker of his 3rd mvp he won the finals mvp more valuable
@vincentemmanuelsingh8189
7 ай бұрын
Dont credit perk wit that Perk just trying to keep his job His sentiments were anti- foreigner and anti white
Je need trophy with national squad to become legend!
@dimitrijetucovic1307
10 ай бұрын
no he doesn't, already he's top 25 basketball players of all time
@djoka14
9 ай бұрын
I ovde ste došli da mračite.
THE 1ST TIME I HEARD HIS NAME, TACOS ADS COMING OUT
Denver fans knew! Denver fans knew
I’m Croatian, I understood His curse words when he got drenched!
This video deserves oscar 🙌🏻
@SidelineFilmz
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Be sure to check out the other Nuggets video I created 🤝