Nikola Jokic, the perennial NBA MVP candidate and leader of the 54-win Nuggets, is coming off of the bench for the Serbian National Team. This, of course, is not because of his ability but rather the combination lack of familiarity with his national team cohorts (relatively speaking) and keeping him fresh as Serbia advances through the preliminary rounds of the tournament. So far, ‘Jokic the super sub’ has worked to perfection for head coach Aleksandar u0110oru0111eviu0107 and crew.
Nikola Jokic has played 41 minutes in two games at this World Cup.
He's 9 for 10 from the floor, with 13 rebounds and 12 assists.