There is no more beloved figure in Denver sports right now than Nikola Jokiu0107.
The Denver Nuggets center, fresh off an MVP award last season, is bearing the burden of an entire franchise on his shoulders right now. No Jamal Murray, no Michael Porter Jr., and no P.J. Dozier set the tone for Jokiu0107 the moment he returned to the court against the Miami Heat at the beginning of Denver’s most recent seven-game road trip. The Nuggets, losers of six straight to that point, needed stability. They needed an anchor to center them for awhile, someone who could consistently make things easier for the rest of the team by simply being out there.