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Nikola Jokic

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (February 19, 1995- )
    Born in Sombor, Serbia, Yugoslavia
    Drafted 41st overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2014 NBA Draft
    Center for the Denver Nuggets
    Also played for Mega Basket (2012-15)
    Serbian Player of the Year (2018)
    Olympic Silver Medalist (2016)
    Three-time NBA All-Star (2019-21)
    Selected into the NBA All-Rookie First Team (2016)
    Two All-NBA First Team selections (2019 and 2021) and one All-NBA Second Team selection (2020)
    NBA MVP (2021)

Why he might be annoying:

    His nicknames include 'The Joker,' 'Big Honey,' 'Cookie Monster' and 'Yoke.'
    He stopped playing basketball to focus his interest in horse racing for a while as a teen.
    He used to drink Coca-Cola three times daily.
    His Sombor Shuffle fadeaway is somewhat a knock-off of that of Dirk Nowitzi's.
    He made his NBA debut season with a Nugget team that went 33-49 in the Western Conference.
    He was thrown out of Game 4 of the 2021 Western Conference Semifinals against the Phoenix Suns after committing his second flagrant foul against Cameron Payne.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was put into a two week quarantine due to being tested positive for COVID-19 until he was given a negative test.
    He established himself as one of the NBA's Top European born players.
    He is versatile in his scoring abilities.
    His passing with one hand is often compared to that of a water polo player.
    He created the 'Sombor Shuffle' following his left ankle injury recovery and it is named after the city he was born in.
    He was the first Nuggets player, and also the first center in 21 years since Shaquille O'Neal, to win the NBA MVP award.
    He set the NBA record for the fastest triple-double at 14 minutes and 33 seconds (February 23, 2018).

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 4.55% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying