There is no shortage of NBA franchises striving to build super teams, players seeking max-level contracts or sitting out games due to load management.
Those issues make up the inner fabric of today’s league. However, the Nuggets claimed their first NBA title in franchise history last season behind the stellar play of star Nikola Jokić, a player who does not talk much and does whatever Denver needs to win a game.
On a recent episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, Charles Barkley felt that watching Jokić’s consistent production on the court coupled with his personality were refreshing on the road to Denver winning a NBA championship.
