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12 years ago today, Nikola Jokic was drafted by the Denver Nuggets.
The three-time MVP is the lowest-drafted player – 41st overall in 2014 – to win Finals MVP. So let’s throw it back to the 2014 NBA Draft:
1. Andrew Wiggins
2. Jabari Parker
3. Joel Embiid
4. Aaron Gordon
5. Dante Exum
6. Marcus Smart
7. Julius Randle
8. Nik Stauskas
9. Noah Vonleh
10. Elfrid Payton
11. Doug McDermott
12. Dario Šarić
13. Zach LaVine
14. T. J. Warren
15. Adreian Payne
16. Jusuf Nurkić
17. James Young
18. Tyler Ennis
19. Gary Harris
20. Bruno Caboclo
21. Mitch McGary
22. Jordan Adams
23. Rodney Hood
24. Shabazz Napier
25. Clint Capela
26. P. J. Hairston
27. Bogdan Bogdanović
28. C. J. Wilcox
29. Josh Huestis
30. Kyle Anderson
31. Damien Inglis
32. K. J. McDaniels
33. Joe Harris
34. Cleanthony Early
35. Jarnell Stokes
36. Johnny O’Bryant III
37. DeAndre Daniels
38. Spencer Dinwiddie
39. Jerami Grant
40. Glenn Robinson III
41. NIKOLA JOKIĆ
Let’s take a look back at Jokic’s Draft Night and check out his reaction when being selected by the Denver Nuggets…. oh wait, you can’t? Yes, the pick was so late that a Taco Bell commercial aired while the Nuggets made their selection.
Let’s take a look back at his draft night to see back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic’s reaction when being selected… oh wait, you can’t? Yes, the pick was so late that a Taco Bell commercial aired while the Nuggets made their selection. pic.twitter.com/qUXvSBDdde
— Len Werle (@RealLennyCarlos) May 10, 2022
