Nikola Jokic: Basketball All-Star

By Ryan G Van Cleave

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.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H9D6MH3Y
• ISBN13: 9798260517789
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6