Denver Nuggets and Team Serbia assistant coach Ognjen Stojakovic spoke on Nikola Jokic
Denver Nuggets assistant coach Ognjen Stojakovic worked with Team Serbia at the 2024 Paris Olympics. During a recent interview with“Generally, the first thing I notice is that our people weren’t aware of how great a basketball player Nikola is, how good he is," Stojakovic said of Jokic. "... My opinion—people are only now beginning to realize how great a player he is."
Some believed Stojakovic was brought onto Serbia's staff to help players learn how to play with Jokic, and the Nuggets assistant said that is only partly true, but did say there is an adjustment to playing with the 2023 Finals MVP.“People from the outside say it’s easy to play with Jokić, but they don’t know how hard it is to play with him," Stojakovic said. "He’s atypical, which is difficult for some players to accept.
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