Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets were unable to work out a contract agreement, and now he could join his friend in Los Angeles in order to win his second ring.

The three-time NBA MVP is a seven-time All-Star, who won championship and Finals MVP in 2023. Jokić also led the Serbian national team to a silver Olympic medal in 2016 and a bronze in Paris last summer. That said, according to DeMarcus Cousins, an all-time great NBA center in his own right, Jokic “don’t give a f--k about” basketball.

He won two MVPs before turning 26, joining only LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and has remained in the conversation for the award ever since winning his second in 2020. If not for Jokić, there’s no question Antetokounmpo would have at least one more MVP.

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He added that Jokić’s “front vision” allows him to almost predict the game steps ahead. “He brings probably the highest confidence that I’ve ever had playing with anyone else,” he added. EuroHoops.net This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Bogdan Bogdanovic on playing with Nikola Jokic: No one has ever boosted my confidence the way

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Before Germany took on Serbia in a EuroBasket exhibition on Saturday, Schröder beamed with respect for Jokić. He marveled at how "the best player in the world" wants to be remembered for being a father first, and everything else second. Perhaps that's what makes Jokić so special in the first place: