Why was Jokic drafted so low?
In 2014, there were concerns over his motor and his body type and many teams turned a blind eye to his incredible technical abilities, as they were unsure he could deal with the physical side of the sport. There was also less respect for the European game back in 2014, which led to Jokic being drafted 41st overall.
Jokic is the lowest-drafted player (41st overall in the second round in 2014) to win the Finals MVP, passing Dennis Johnson, who was drafted 29th overall in 1979, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Denver Nuggets (2015–present) On June 26, 2014, Jokić was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 41st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. 2015–16 season In the summer of 2015, Jokić joined the Denver Nuggets, one season after being drafted.
Late in the second quarter, Jokic believed he got fouled on a layup attempt, but no whistle came. He complained to the officials. They threw him out of the game, even though he hadn't yet picked up a technical foul. According to The Athletic's Darnell Mayberry, the word that got Jokic ejected was "motherf---er."
Reminder: Nikola Jokic was drafted during a Taco Bell commercial.
Malone was the only undrafted player to win MVP.
Wes Unseld has put up the fewest points per game by an MVP in a season, with 13.8 per game in his rookie season in 1968-69.
Who is the tallest player in NBA history? Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol are the tallest people to ever play in the NBA at 7-foot-7. Tacko Fall, Yao Ming, Slavko Vranes and Shawn Bradley are just a smidge shorter at 7-foot-6. Chuck Nevitt, Pavel Podkolzin and Sim Bhullar are next in line at 7-foot-5.
Jokić was selected by the Nuggets in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft.
During a recent interview, Jokic got honest about his relationship with basketball, saying the game means everything to him.
What did Jokic say to the refs?
In a report from Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, it was revealed that Jokic told the official, "Motherf--ker, call the f--king foul." It's not common that players are ejected for language like this, as it usually warrants a technical foul and nothing else unless it persists.
Multiple league sources with knowledge of the situation told The Denver Post that Jokic called Dagher a “mother-(expletive)” and demanded that Dagher “call the mother-(expletive) foul.” “I didn't really see the play. … I was like, OK. I'd seen he got a tech,” Jackson told The Post.
| NAME | SEASON | FTM |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 2023-24 | 4.9 |
Jokic is clearly No. 1 in my book, but arguing Kobe as the greatest pick ever, all things considered, is not unreasonable. Find me another player who won five championships as either the best or second-best player who was drafted outside the top 10.
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Derrick Rose became the youngest player to ever win the award at age 22. LeBron James is a four-time NBA MVP. Stephen Curry won back-to-back MVP awards in 2014–15 and 2015–16. He is the first unanimous MVP selection in league history.
It's noteworthy that the MVP three-peats by both Russell and Chamberlain came during the player vote era. Bird is the only player to ever get three consecutive MVP wins during the media-vote era, which began in the 1980-81 season.
- LeBron James: 38 years and 344 days. ...
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38 years and 54 days. ...
- Shaquille O'Neal: 36 years and 346 days. ...
- Karl Malone: 35 years and 342 days. ...
- LeBron James: 35 years and 285 days. ...
- Wilt Chamberlain: 35 years and 259 days.
Howley and his teammates in the locker room didn't know what to do when they were told he had be named MVP after the loss to the Colts. He was the first of 10 defensive players who have won it. “He thought they were kidding when they came into the locker room and told him he'd gotten the MVP,” Scott Howley said.
Who is the only MVP from a losing team?
Howley was also named the MVP of Super Bowl V and is the only player on a losing team to receive the award. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
Twenty-two winners were drafted first overall. Sixteen winners have also won the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in their careers with Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld earning both honors the same season.
Considered one of the greatest basketball prospects of his generation, he was selected first overall by the Spurs in the 2023 NBA draft. With a listed height of 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 metres), Wembanyama is tied with Boban Marjanović as the tallest active NBA player.
Who is the oldest player in NBA history? No active player is close to being the oldest player in NBA history. That title belongs to Nat Hickey, who played two games for the Providence Steamrollers way back in 1948 when he was nearly 46 years old.
But if you hit the genetic lottery and happen to be 7 feet tall, your chances of landing in the N.B.A. are roughly one in six. (There are 38 players on active rosters who are 7 feet or taller, according to N.B.A. Advanced Stats; the average height of an N.B.A. player is 6 feet 6.5 inches.)
