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description: Read on your PC Mac smartphone tablet or Kindle device! One of many riveting reads in the Basketball Biography Books series by Clayton Geoffreys.In Nikola The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Rising Stars  you will learn the incredible story of one of basketball's most exciting young centers Nikola Jokic. Once just a second round pick in the 2014 Draft Jokic has quickly become the future of the Denver Nuggets franchise most recently securing his first All-Star selection. He is one of the best recent international players to transition their game successfully into the NBA.Still so young Jokic has his prime years ahead of him as he continues to become a stronger and more skillful player. Time will tell as to whether his leadership abilities and talents on the court can translate to championships but at the time of this writing he is just twenty-four years old. A renaissance has occurred for the Nuggets organization and Nikola Jokic is largely a reason for it. Get this book today if you want to know the inspiring story behind basketball's latest rising star. Perfect for sports fans of all ages.JThe influx of international talent into the NBA has contributed to the way the game has rapidly evolved. From a game that relied on size and athleticism the NBA now has a lot of players that have become stars in their own right thanks to their rare combination of skills. It is now imperative that you come into the league with a complete skillset if you want to be a star in the NBA.But this trend is nothing new. We saw the foundations of this evolution back in the late 90s and early 2000s when international players brought something new to the NBA. We saw European players bring the Euro-step which has now become a favorite move among elite NBA superstars. Then there was Dirk Nowitzki a seven-footer that could hit jump shots like a shooting guard. We have also seen particularly big players such as Hedo Turkoglu and Peja Stokajovic who have the size of power forwards but the skills of guards.That trend has paved the way for the unicorn movement in the NBA. Unicorns are considered to be players 6'10 or above but with the skills of guards and wingmen. The rise of unicorns has led to matchup nightmares in the NBA and the evolution of basketball itself. In that regard among some of the best unicorns we see today are Kristaps Porzingis Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ben Simmons.Though most of the unicorns we see in the league today are still international players even the Americans have gone on to become a lot more skillful for their size. Now we see 6'11 Kevin Durant dribbling and shooting like a guard. There is also the 6'10 Anthony Davis who moves with the grace of a wingman. And then there are seven-foot centers such as Karl-Anthony Towns Joel Embiid and DeMarcus Cousins shooting three-pointers. Nikola Jokic Bio Denver Nuggets basketball marc gasol jamal murray paul millsap gary harris devin booker luka doncic isaiah thomas joel embiid
language: English
title: Nikola Jokic: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Rising Stars
publisher: Calvintir Books, LLC