What NBA Legends And Players Think Of PRIME Nikola Jokic

[@TortaJeLaz]

"Not doing anything kids wanna see" - being a down to earth family man who doesn't do drugs and stuff AND he loves horses more than fame... He is a person I would want my kids to look up to in many ways.

[@redzmaja1805]

Jokic is not for diddy party!!!

[@nickpagano7134]

Plus his post game is a thing of beauty

[@smw4628]

He's probably right because kids gravitate to dunks and athletic moves. When you become an adult you realize that the object of the game is to win and he's a winner.

[@ImRural]

Very well said.

[@Stan-jq8jr]

There are a lot of jealous, nasty "brothas and sistas" that hate on Jokic. They hate that a white person yet again dominates in something they thought belongs to them. Even though they literally invented nothing, explored nothing, created nothing, discovered nothing, they still assume they can do that. Well Jokic is dominating basketball and will be the GOAT, better than Jordan, Magic, Chamberlain, Kobe or Larry Bird who by many black players at the time was considered the GOAT. Same thing with Caitlin Clark in WNBA, who is destroying black females on the court. Many hate on Eminem, because a white dude left all the rappers so far behind that it's not even funny. You also see whites dominating boxing - Yusik, Fury, Lomanchenko and before them Klitchko brothers for over a decade. We are seeing new world records even in running sports by white men and women. White people are becoming more interested in sports again and it shows. Prepare to see more hate, more envy, more anger from the blacks.

[@MrSports]

Some kids at my gym stopped shooting half court shots and are now moving the ball and making plays. The Jokic effect.

[@Lootensansy2308]

European style not one player style

[@greenrighthand]

@@Lootensansy2308Yugoslavian style. Not fucking European. Not German, not French, not Italian, not Spanish style (they copied the Yugoslavian style).

[@BillyBonesI]

@@greenrighthand Не будь таким жадным, брат. Будь как Йокич 😉

[@oldmansportsog2514]

​@@greenrighthandokay cool but to us people in the states yugolsvia was part of europe

[@oldmansportsog2514]

​@@greenrighthandand I'm Huge joker fan in denver and Old Man Sabonis from lithuania was playing the same style as jokic without the ball handling

[@MrSports]

"I think that's why we are on this planet: to make other people happy." - Nikola Jokic

[@YMadubuike24]

Wow 😮

[@ЛескаЛеска]

True

[@duskobabic4285]

I hope that Jokic will be at this level for many more years. Just because of his "I don't care" attitude.

[@thirteen26]

I think the Denver Nuggets is legitimately afraid that Jokic would retire after his current contract ends after the 2027-28 season. Jokic just might say "I've earned enough money for me and my family to live comfortably for the rest of our lives. I just want to go back home with my family in Serbia and live the rest of my life raising and racing horses."

[@jackieboy6383]

I’d say he cares

[@jc6440]

So proud of my Srb "idemo " we love you Nikola 😊

[@TwoPlaya]

That’s right baby idemo jokicu kidaj ljubomorne I zavidne crnce

[@zoricarutovic2381]

Jokic is the best player I had ever seen,MVP and the most wonderful human being!

[@markovincek1835]

Ne pretjeruj

[@lanmana8268]

@@markovincek1835 Nije reko da je Jokic najbolji ikad, nego najbolj kog je on video.

[@TallTaleGael]

So you're suggesting he's never seen a single MJ game? Or he's missed all of LeBrons games? Really? ​@@lanmana8268

[@TarikM]

When Arenas says something bad about you, you’re on the right track

[@OnePlusky]

💯

[@MatijaMatic-x8v]

😂😂😂

[@GranDaddo]

If he would be American, and if they would understand his way of living, he would be praised as God and there would be books and movies planned. At least Netflix special :D

[@GospodjicaDisney]

Well Tesla had simmilar mentality. They don't care about fame. But if you talk shit about Serbs you will see another Djokovic and all famous "Serbian quotes" on USA soil. 😁

[@danijelastokic5808]

Thank God he's PROUD SERB and not American.

[@ronin6044]

I would ask Serbs, country of 6M people how it feels to have best Tennis and Basketball player in history at the same time. Crazy!

[@DefendTheCode]

Jokic is not the best player in history. Currently best easily but hes not lebron or jordan and no matter how insane he is playing right now he probably wont see those peaks. Tennis you might have a point.

[@grayhat_9x]

I'm from Serbia and love Jokic but the best is MJ. The way Jokic is playing atm he might get to #2

[@32bg]

@@grayhat_9xnah I think lebron has too many records you know? I think he’s 4 or 5 by the end of his career easily, but he’s easily the best player of the 2020s

[@twaffleproductions]

@@grayhat_9x zero ball knowledge, I think Jokic is an all time great, but DEF not better than bron all time

[@vladimirrisojevic3945]

Jokic is a playmaker in a giant body. His play may not have been that attractive and not quite show , but it is unique and inspiring. He is at the service of his team. His behavior is in the Christian spirit, he teaches children to be modest, selfless and to share among themselves, finding the ultimate happiness in serving the goals of the group. And what a cohesive basketball team can do, especially in defense, was best demonstrated by Serbia, which dominated the USA in three and a half quarters of the game, even though it was objectively weaker than the opponent.

[@redzmaja1805]

I agree with you 💯 not 🚫 like p diddy party

[@jp8356]

I don't see many christians invoking that spirit these days. Not sure why you though that was relevant.

[@reggiejenkins6458]

@@jp8356 because the greatest single thing anyone can ever be is a good and proper Christian

[@manuelac2200]

@@reggiejenkins6458religous choice isnt top 50 most important virtues of a person fym

[@manuelac2200]

@@reggiejenkins6458according to a certain book, a proper christian would be stoning people in the streets because they used mixed fabric clothes 😭

[@SnowflakeHaze]

"He can't jump over a dollar bill" fucking killed me

[@elijamica]

“he is not doing what the kids want to see” it’s a sport not a reality tv show

[@jaguar813]

He is easily top 10 already, more than likely ends in the GOAT conversation he is that darn good.

[@magdalenapaulite-lemana2101]

The reason why I watched NBA again is because of Nicola Jokic! I am a fan of MJ and KB but I stopped watching after they are gone from NBA courts! Jokic adds life to basketball games because of his ingenuity!!!❤❤

[@dakotaroberts9492]

"Imagine trying to outsmart a medieval jester. No matter what you do, the jokes on you!" Brilliant

[@pashapasovski5860]

Prime Jokic is just happening in next 5-10 years 😅

[@vosa88vosa]

T Mac living legend....Man, I woke up at 2, 3 A.M. just to watch Rockets and T-Mac. !!! Also when Divac and Peja Stojakovic played in Sacremento same story watching game,sometimes when game end rest hour or two and go to school... God old times 2002-2003... Now my small city is full of drog,on basketball field full ofjunkis,park too. Love from Serbia!!!

[@MrSports]

He is a giant genius. Both of his parents are engineers.

[@LeksoSaicic-di3dl]

Halfway true, his mom's played volleyball, but maybe she graduated later?

[@Marina-rt6ok]

Haw much i read his father is an agricultural engineer, and his mother is a nurse.

[@janjaiandrija4070]

Bravo Nikola 💚🍀

[@majalukovic8286]

GOAT….AND ITS WONDERFUL when everyone agrees. I know he will inspire many kids

[@skirk248]

If Joker wasn't with the Nuggets he'd have 3 rings by now

[@joshuaalvey]

If the nuggets had a competent gm he would have 3

[@easyshavemediasolutions]

its so bad to see how this video is cheating for clicks! there is NO Michael Jordan in the video but they put him as a video cover! It's so cheap and pathetic!

[@LeksoSaicic-di3dl]

😂 MJ is thumbnail on every clip of his

[@toriankel3810]

its a meme

[@lanmana8268]

If you ever become a youtuber, you'll understand why clickbaits are so important and how effective they are.

[@paulsolon6229]

@@lanmana82680

[@Ysumguy]

You’re one of those people huh? “Can’t read so you depend on picture books” types. Lol.

[@AutumnandAlaine]

Unbelievable player. So damn good. Super High IQ. A very smart and good player.

[@milanmihajlovic8569]

Good video and when I hear those people talk about Jokic then understand how special he is and how difficult he is to defend him. What sets him apart is his approach to basketball. He is not interested in flashing around, jumping 3m in the lift, pounding all that stuff that you see but simply plays on a different level which can be difficult to read. He has the advantage of being tall and strong without muscles, but combined with the fact that he has many skills, he solves problems without getting stuck. The guys in the video explained it very well.

[@dpmusic21]

"Prime Joker" like dude some still in his prime!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The heading makes it sound like he ain't Him anymore lol

[@sitthapromwasphornsaran5736]

Regardless of what the haters say, Jokic is a new chapter in global basketball scene, just listen to all those great NBA guys have to say.

[@bllocks5684]

Nikola is a legend.

[@ИгорьМ.Дурлевич]

Никола Јокић најбољи НБА играч. ♥️💯💪🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@AlexDerhuan]

The world and especially USA who was going in war against Serbia in 1999 can be happy that this Nation is so small and not big in population, no one would be able to stop them. They are indeed a really God fearing, special nation.

[@AmigoAmigo-w5p]

We will NEVER see PRIME Jokic. Because he simply don't care. He's good enough to win. Even if he could be at least 2x better.

[@mihajlorakic5405]

He doesn't love media not the basketball, he cares a lot

[@rotciv1492]

Well, the thing is, he is two things: 1. A Big man. 2. A smart man. In NBA, even during playoffs, games are played in series instead of a knock-out, which means that even though those games are intense, they're not nearly as intense as they could be. Which means that even during peak season, you can abide your time, save energy, observe, and just strike when the iron is hot. It's not like in the Olympics or the Euroleague finals, where teams gamble everything every single game, and if they lose, they're out. The stakes in those games are the highest. There's no space for bs, wasted possessions or personal egos. And during those games, players play out of their minds, or sometimes just crumble by the pressure and the intensity. And in Jokic's case, he is mainly an NBA player, where high stakes games are very rare. So he doesn't need to turn crazy in order to win, not to mention that if he ever did that, he could risk injury. And being a big man as he is, that could end up very bad for him. So he just keeps his pace, comfortably entering his own zone whenever he needs to.

[@CHPH-bDL]

He's got perception and he anticipates where his teammates are moving as a great compensation for not being athletic for NBA standards. It's odd to se a center with play style that often resembles point guards, but he reminds you that NBA basketball is a team sport instead of one on one contest. 🍻🍻🍻🍻 So his qualities make other four guys more efficient players. I can't imagine how to calculate total contribution to one's team, but I guess he would score extremely high there. 🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@richardenriquez8449]

Joker reminds me of Rick Barry, the only baller to lead the NBA, ABA, and NCAA in scoring. Jokic’s tools are genius-level.

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

He’s got what they call “court vision”.

[@ionutalex5529]

imagine thinking 4 months ago that was prime jok and now he's averaging 31-13-10

[@IgorTopalovic-ut3ct]

Најбољи кошаркаш свих времена 🇷🇸💪

[@f0xyLuv]

"not doing anything kids wanna see" sounds like a problem with how yall are raising your kids, not with how he is playing

[@PrzemekM25]

The answer to why his skills are so great, passing, field survey, throwing, may seem strange to people from the US, but it is because in Europe, in schools, every team sport is played, football, handball, Basketball, volleyball. Due to this, the range of skills and coordination is much higher than that of US players. It is often the case that even a good footballer or handball player changes the discipline, e.g. at the age of 16 or even 18. In Poland it was, for example, Marcin Gortat, who played football until he was 18.

[@najjukoalicemary401]

He is Magical

[@arandjel25]

Jokic just playing just serbian street basketball in nba that trick skill same like we played as kids in serbia

[@MihaNoMercyYT]

Lepo receno, i mene podjesti bas na to kad ga gledam ali covek jesnostavno igra cita igru kao niko na svetu ikad. Definitivno ce biti zapamcen kao najbolji svih vremena haha vec bi bio da nije Srbin... sta ces ne voli nas svet al smo najjaci

[@datsunlambchops4624]

No he is Orthodox 😊

[@ZGcentaur]

Welcome to future Balkan Nba...Because from here comes brain...Not only sport predisposition...All respect from Zagreb, Croatia, ex Yougoslavia, Balkan...

[@buddy-p2l]

Great Passer also!

[@violetab3750]

Jokic is the G.O.A.T! 🇷🇸 ❤️

[@dijanam5408]

Ha ha ha!Apart from movement,you also need to have intelligence,and Jokic has it!

[@PapaBuLLeT73]

Jokic best from Srbija 💪

[@vel2118]

check out the song "Ballin like Jokic" by Black Serbs

[@Akkbar21]

Ya no.

[@Jonekkk933]

people dont see it but to hes got more stamina as big than most of small/fast players he must put loads of extra work to achieve that wish he had better support from the board to win some more

[@xxcspiaa]

The only one stop him is teammate. Decent play by teammate and no one had chance to stop him

[@markosan3366]

Being the World Class, living simple Life loving his family not doing drugs prostitution pr... A Guy I wanna Be❤️

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

So, fun fact: Popovich was an assistant coach in San Antonio during Larry Bird's last 4 seasons. So he knows what he's talking about when he compares Jokic to Bird!

[@gengytoad2933]

2 months later and he's putting up 30 14 12 a game 😭

[@RootinrPootine]

I love the clip of MJ talking about Jokic. Michael Jordan clip. In this video

[@michaelpeacock4818]

JOKER "YOU CANT GUARD ME" :D

[@icecreamman1337]

love when MJ is in the thumbnail but not in the video

[@KLAK37]

Where is Shaq on that list? 2:32 😂😂😂

imagine if his bum teammates didn't miss the open shots as they usually do

[@TallTaleGael]

Giannis and the Joker are my two favorite players

[@joshuaalvey]

Agreed. My favorites as well, not just because of their game either

[@mrSabic]

I think Jokić can see a few seconds into the future

[@paulsolon6229]

A missed fact: he’s got a v quick 1st step. Esp when he whirls around to his left to put up rt hand shot

[@misshelimissheli2059]

he doesnt care for real, all of us who know his mentalitly we know. He is like ooo i wll try, no big deal if i fail. Just do it. And Nike refused him.😂 He is all that Nike is about. 😊

[@WPF465B]

Sums it up: "He's a problem".

[@MrWeeds]

Dude has been great every year ,ain't no slowing him down, this year he is averaging a triple double with 30 ppg 🤑 Unless Wembanyama goes crazy MF over the next few years , I don't see Shai, Taytum , Luka and so on taking the next Mvp's from this dude if he can keep the pace ..

[@ethemnseker]

The way Lebron wobbles when he talks about Jokic is like Lebron tries to imitate his game. What a freudian slip, Jokic did get in his mind 😂😂😂

[@qq7647]

2:42 the face lulz

[@TwoPlaya]

Idemo jokicu kidaj NBA

[@SametGunindi]

2:42 Shaq😂

[@richardgraff6144]

Joker Hitting Them With The HEIN!

[@NoLandGod]

If the kids are watching basketball then they are watching jokic ball on their favorite teams. Kids know a bad man when they see one

[@MJRubber-w9t]

It's true sadly. Jokic isn't flashy unlike LeBron on his prime dunking on everybody like unlike Steph shooting and he already knows it's going in midflight so it is indeed true like dude Stockton went under the radar for so long till they start giving the MJ problems in the finals like Stockton's awareness with the whole court enabled him to be unbeatable on his steals and his assists can't be touched "maybe one day if Jokic remains healthy" but no one remembers Stockton for the Wizard he is so it's just the reality of stuff but it's OK since people that knows basketball knows Jokic is the real deal and can't take that away from him.

[@jaycepero8069]

When kiss ass media said using a second round pick on Bronny was no big whoop, someone should have reminded them Joker was a second round pick.

[@edvardevetovic7567]

Having MJ on the screen without him in the video is a pure rubbish from you

[@Kjernekar]

The first clip tells me basketball is about theatrics over actually playing as efficient as possible.

[@twaffleproductions]

And this comment tells me you have no ball knowledge

[@markandrade7547]

There's only one part of mathematics Jokic cares about and obviously its not statistics but it is percentage...he's looking for which of the five players on the court has the highest "percentage shot" because that's what makes it look easy to score which is part of the mental part of the sport. Growing up I thought Kevin McHale was one of the greatest players ever because it seemed like he never missed... that's because he shot over 50% for his career, so now knowing the statistics of Kevin McHale career makes sense why I thought the way I did watching him.

[@nikogrujic6807]

Hey guy's Nikola is from the land of basketball !! It's called Serbia 🇷🇸

[@EmilSosnin]

Basketball was invented in Canada but I will agree with you that Serbia is a basketball powerhouse 👍

[@ETANMILL]

Serbian big man is the best player in the world -JOKARA🌍🏀😍

[@tier2256]

Imagine The Joker playing PF with Wemby on the spurs

[@MJRubber-w9t]

Jokic is pretty much too expensive to pair with other high value players so what you want is a good offensive team so imagine Jokic in GS :D now that's gonna be broken as hell like he can handle the paint while there are sharp shooters everywhere.

[@skmbeats1993]

Come to Serbia U have 1000 Jokic's. He is grateful to be there! Have a nice day!

[@TheesHenning]

When you see the serbian team play you know that aint true😂

[@JackSchitt-p9t]

It's easy to measure vertical and speed and all that, but how do you measure the ability of someone's hands? That's what makes Jokic elite. He would be a top 5 center in the league just by size and intelligence, but the shooting and passing are like Steph. It can come out unorthodox but the ball goes where he means it to go. He never misses a pass or a shot by a mile, no matter how tough it is, he aims small and misses small.

[@rustemradoncic5889]

Jokic already top 5 centers all time if not top ten all time

[@sananto6896]

Jokic n LaMelo are the most exciting players in the NBA..........

[@catapetrovich6688]

Jokic has what it takes in basketball to make him shine above the majority. He reminds me of Pistol Pete Maravich way back in the late 1960s when he played college basketball and threw three-pointers, though he garnered only two points for every basket. Yet he broke all the records until recently....

[@DEVILONBOTHSHOULDERS]

he reminds me of a better bill walton on offense (obviously walton is an alltime great defender and jokic is an alltime meh defender but the passing and how/where he posts up from is similar)

[@andrejmucic5003]

and no double dribbling and no traveling

[@023achilles]

How come neither Larry Bird or Jokic can jump and they are among the best to ever do it? Two words : Basketball IQ.

[@lmaoyourekiddingme]

If the rest of the team would be consistent.....

[@dejanjuhanovski9504]

Gilbert Arenas was never as good a player as Jokic is today...Arenas was a better scorer and that's it...many hated Jokic not just because he is a "white dude" but because he is a white dude and from Europe.many Americans, especially the black dudes, can't believe that a guy like Jokic or Nowitzki or the Gasol brothers are and were simply better at basketball than many of the Americans

[@citrinefan3443]

Only Denver management and his teammates can stop him.

[@goranstojanovic2980]

Jokić King!

[@jasonmoore3980]

I love Jokić. It’s other people that are absolutely trash. Push me on the ground after a score, I’d act the same way.

[@vidojearsic6746]

Kralj😂😂😂

[@Menca75]

Jokić MVP

[@stk7516]

If Lebron is a "king", Joker is Owner.

[@vel2118]

Mind Over Matter

[@qnislavivanov]

Nba legends❌ Poop legends ✅

[@nurbracer4569]

Joker Da Killah ❤ S R B I J A A A A A A A A A A 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@jreal3254]

6'11 285

[@PaulBaksy]

How can you play against that man

[@TheDutchmasterjay]

Is Shaq on that list! lol

[@dinotrajkovic1210]

Nikad i niko kao on Nikola Jokic_ The Joker. To je to.tacka.end.😅

[@cristitanillama6756]

Is this even an argument? He won a championship, ya'll forgot?

[@Brave2standalone]

Joker is a basketball savant!

[@darrreiitucker372]

When Embid is healthy he always got he best of the Joker,, and in this NBA where its practically not a big mans game Joker thrives , How many times has Embiid played Jokic in Denver? Joel Embid ,The two-time scoring champion is 6-2 against the Nuggets big man, averaging more points (27.8) and rebounds (11.1) in their encounters. Nonetheless, most of Embiid's damage versus Jokic has been done on his home court. So how would the JOKER fare in the big man’s era???