How The NBA's Least Athletic Player Became Its Best

In 2014, the Denver Nuggets drafted a chubby Serbian center with the 41st pick, and ESPN didn't even show it. They were airing a Taco Bell commercial. He drank three liters of Coke a day and posted the lowest vertical leap ever measured at P3. This is the story of Nikola Jokic: Sombor, pick 41, the bubble, three MVPs, the 2023 championship, and how the NBA's least athletic player became its best. 0:00 Cold Open 0:34 The Turn 1:06 Sombor 3:00 Pick 41 4:49 The Rookie 6:44 The Shuffle 9:02 The Bubble 10:02 The MVP 12:12 The Ring 15:05 The Collapse 16:16 The Monster Seasons 18:20 The Verdict 19:59 Outro