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Nikola Jokic: Basketball All-Star
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Too slow for the NBA? Not quite.
Made with Sports Illustrated Kids, this short biography shows how scouts doubted Nikola Jokic, and how hard work and smart, unselfish play turned the Nuggets' second-round pick into one of the best players in the world. Colorful and easy to read, it's perfect for young Nuggets fans.
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How it reads
Young readers
Best for
- Young Nuggets fans
- Early readers
- Kids who love hoops
About this book
- Author
- Ryan G. Van Cleave
- Published
- August 1, 2026
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- ISBN-13
- 979-8875294303
Book description
NBA scouts worried Nikola Jokic was too slow for the league. But in 2014, the Denver Nuggets took a chance. The Serbian center didn't become a star overnight. He worked hard, listened, and learned. By 2016, Jokic had earned a spot as a full-time starter. Today, people who once said he was too slow for the league now call him a basketball genius. Find out how Jokic's quiet, steady style has changed the position of center and the game of basketball in this sports biography, made in partnership with Sports Illustrated Kids.
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