Nikola Jokic has earned the nickname Joker for his goofy personality, and he started off this interview with Altitude 950 showing why.
Hastings: “You look tanner and buffer.”
Jokic: “That’s what I do - out in the sun and working out.”
What he really does is orchestrate one of the best offenses in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets, something almost unheard of for a big man. There will be more weight on his shoulders this year, but he’s spent years showing he’s up for the task. The Nuggets spend the first three years of his career trying to make sure he didn’t have too much on his plate, only to continually re-discover that the more they gave him the better the team did.