DeAndre Jordan on Why Nikola Jokic is the Most Talented Basketball Player He’s Ever Seen

DeAndre Jordan on Why Nikola Jokic is the Most Talented Basketball Player He’s Ever Seen

2022 you signed with the Denver Nuggets and you started to play with Nola The Joker the big man I want to know what it was like meeting him for the first time well when when I met him Jeff Green was telling me he was like Hey man like he’s super cool he’s awesome but he don’t really talk that much and I’m like [ __ ] that he talking to me okay like that’s my personality like we don’t to have a conversation I’m not you speak English right cool we can rock and roll and even if you don’t we go figure some [ __ ] out um and Nola is one of the funniest most funniest underrated guys you’ve ever met and he sometimes he not even trying to be funny yeah but he’s like he’s super down toe Family Guy and basketball is just something that he’s really really [ __ ] good at you know what I’m saying like he he’s kind of like a guy who is um super present in life um and it’s like hey you know what I love basketball but basketball isn’t me it’s not what’s going to Define me in my life I’m not going to let basketball ruin me having a great time at home with my daughter with my wife with my friends with my family and I think that that’s awesome and uh Nia is very funny CU sometimes when he wants to avoid [ __ ] like he acts like he doesn’t speak English which is funny like call uh brother I I don’t uh sorry you know I’m like [ __ ] you you know you know you know what I’m talking about but it’s but it’s just funny he’s one of the greatest teammates I’ve ever had and he’s a he’s a great guy he’s super selfless and um he’s obviously a monster so it’s cool who came up with the handshake that you guys do before every game was it bro you know what’s crazy I uh I saw him in boban doing some kind of like triple kiss thing and I’m okay cool I’ve seen that and it’s a big man you’re before like I seen the two but never the three so I’m like I’m like I’m like yo yoke yoke what’s what’s the why you do three kisses with Boby he’s like brother it’s suban thing and I’m like oh he said but you’re black Serbian I’m like okay cool B so one one day he we won and he came up to me and I’m like oh [ __ ] this is this is the day is the day you know like he’s turning I’m like oh this is it I’m like I can’t [ __ ] it up cuz if not he’s going to be like you’re not black Ser so like I daed him up and then we we did it and he was like good job and after that it was just kind of like a thing you know and then uh that was it so I guess they they call me uh Jordan now that’s that’s I’m I’m rolling with it that’s good we all see the videos after you guys when yic just goes right back to like farming and watching horses um and Aaron Gordon went over there and before I do continue I’d like to just take a moment and say that I’m praying for for the Gordon family Gord some of my best memories was going down to UCLA with with Drew and Drew Malcolm Lee Jeremy and just playing uh but Aaron went over there with them and I was just curious if if you had an open invitation to go with them to Serbia yeah yeah yeah I mean nicoa has invited me to sery we actually went to we went to Europe last summer uh me and my family and uh there was like this we were waiting in the airport and there was a plane out there that said air Serbia so I took a picture and sent it to Nico I was like I’m on my way he said you lying [ __ ] are you and I’m like no no we going somewhere else bro he said but maybe after after that you can come here and I’m like nah bro we going back to the [ __ ] but um but this summer I told him that I’m going to come out so I I got a I got to be a man of my word I got to go visit him but I’m sure it’s going to be a lot of uh horeshit and uhz he he’s like in the the village and stuff right CU I went to Serbia what was it last summer I think last summer I went to Serbia with my wife where were you Belgrade Belgrade yeah yeah beautiful place I’ve been to Belgrade and no side okay okay so you yeah you know yeah Serbia is is amazing bro I had I had a grand time it’s cool out there but he’s in he’s in he’s more countryside SBO yeah so uh I’m going to go out there and visit him and I’m like hey can we just chill in Belgrade he’s like no you come to my hometown and I’m like all right cool I’ll pull up um you hear Nia in the locker room I don’t know what you heard about me you know so it’s kind of like you know that 50 Cent song okay cool like so it’s it’s always something that can connect guys together together and it’s like it’s cool so whatever your background is music TV shows things like that like I told I’m telling Nicole like yo you you got to watch Game of Thrones you got to watch peaky blinders like so he’s like are they good I said trust me I’m telling you these are shows that you want to watch so now like he’s sitting in front of me on the plane and I’m like is it good like so it’s just like [ __ ] like that kind of like what if you if we not on the same time difference we didn’t grow up the same way there are things that can connect us and I think music and shows I think it says more about them of just like how they embrace our culture so so quick you know what I mean yeah like it we do the same if we go there but I feel like it’s it’ll be tougher for us to kind of adapt there more so than when they come over here like I feel like they just open arms like oh okay this is where I’m at like I’m this is a part of who I am now and Nola has also like uh enhance my Serbian folk music knowledge you know what I’m saying sets yeah like he’ll be like oh DJ download this song this is a good song and I’m like I’m not listening to that [ __ ] bro yeah and he’ll play I’m like all right cool this is kind of like a nice little like you know I got a couple beers in me or some tequila like I’m dancing to this you know have you had Rocka oh I’ve had oh I got rocky at the house yeah with like a little par black Serbian now yeah I’m black Serbian bro Jordan nich for sure like I I’ve had Rocky before yeah yeah yeah so it’s kind of like and I got a bottle at the house right now with like a little I don’t know how they do it but it’s like it’s a pair in mine and I’m you know you have a lot of that and you it’s good right I ain’t going to lie raaka is really good like yeah we shout out Serbia man ra if anybody ain’t have rakia you got to have rakia you got to say it like that we were FaceTime him and he he was just ring bro Serb is dope it’s awesome and then like we got we got Serbia in Denver so it’s like it’s dope like nicoa turn the music on like AA for everybody you know what I’m saying so it’s um it’s cool I he uh him and uh another one of my teammates vaco chancha who is from um Slovenia uh got me some Rocka and it was yeah it’s good stuff last question just because I’m curious when I look at him in your eyes is he arguably one of the most talented basketball players that you you’ve ever seen because 1,00% with all of his personality it’s kind of like I’m not saying he doesn’t work out he had to have worked on his game but it just looks like he’s just out there just having fun just naturally gifted at at playing basketball Nicole is at his own pace man like and that’s the thing about great players like you’re not going to rush P into a shot he like no I got the ball I’m in control I know what I’m doing I prepare for this [ __ ] like I’m going to get where I want to get to and that’s the same with all these Hall of Fame players and these guys who are able to do great great things in our league it’s like and Nicole is no different he’s just s feet tall and can pass and shoot and do all these other things like a guard and it’s like it’s it’s amazing to see bro it’s like but it’s also like you take it for granted because you see him in practice every day or it’s oh hey guys like this guy played great this guy played great nicoa you played great 35 17 and 15 and it’s like all right well if Nicole don’t get a 30o triple double it’s like whatever but like when you think about it that should that that’s rare it’s almost 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DeAndre Jordan discusses his bond with MVP Nikola Jokic and what makes Jokic the most talented basketball player he’s ever seen. #nikolajokic #denvernuggets #deandrejordan #podcastpwithpaulgeorge #podcastp
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