“I keep saying to everyone, though, if you don’t like Curry you don’t like basketball. “Any of the top 20 players in the league can nail 50 points on you but if you start admiring them and accept that they are better players, you lose your competitive edge. Having singled out Golden State Warriors’ triple NBA champion Stephen Curry and Brooklyn Nets power forward Kevin Durant as the league’s most impressive players, Jokic said he never looked up to any of his peers. Jokic, who boasts exceptional long-range shooting as well as passing and dribbling skills for a 2.11 meters-tall center, led the Nuggets to last season’s Western Conference finals averaging 29.8 points and 11.6 rebounds in the playoffs. Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets puts up a layup up during the fourth quarter at the Pepsi Center on Decemin Denver, Colorado. “Then the Nuggets came and the rest is history.” “They turned up at our home game with Cedevita Zagreb to offer me a move but they put it on hold after I put in a very poor performance,” he said. Jokic said he only joined the NBA thanks to being shunned by European giants Barcelona during his first season at Mega Basket, who compete in a regional league incorporating teams from the former Yugoslavia. It was a process, though I suppose I took the road less traveled.” “I am now in my seventh NBA season, having warmed the bench in the beginning and then I was given some ‘garbage time’ before I broke into the starting five. LeBron James reaches 36,000 career points as Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Carmen Mandato/Getty Images North America/Getty Images NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. HOUSTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 28: LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts to a call during the second half against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Decemin Houston, Texas.
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