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Logan Newman

Nikola Jokic’s agent discovered center in Serbian newspaper, signed him without seeing him play

Nikola Jokic flight path from under-the-radar second-round draft pick to two-time MVP is well-documented, complete with a Taco Bell commercial. But even when he was a youth player putting up gaudy numbers, major Serbian scouts were missing him.

Jokic’s agent, Misko Raznatovic, joined the All The Smoke podcast to discuss the star center now competing in the NBA Finals for his first championship. Raznatovic said he discovered Jokic by reading a newspaper and then signed him without actually watching him play.

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