For many years, the earliest photo of a young Nikola Jokic standing for a family portrait without a shirt was used to mock the Denver Nuggets center.

Young Nikola Jokic and the current Nikola Jokic.

However, it also captures the type of person Jokic has been his entire life. Many typical kids saw themselves in Jokic in that shot, which is one of the reasons he is so popular. However, Denver Nuggets fans will be ecstatic about the most recent picture of a young Jokic that has gone viral. In this one, he was much younger and wore nothing on top. Nikola Jokic may be seen in a photo from 23 years ago wearing a Denver Nuggets sweatshirt. It’s unclear whether he was aware of what he was wearing at the time, but the whole world is now aware of it.

But what is it about Nikola Jokic that stands out to everyone he meets? People initially dismissed Jokic based on his appearance. A tall Serbian player is usually not considered legendary, especially given his demeanor. His reaction to realizing that the Nuggets still had a parade to celebrate exemplifies how many of us loathe interacting in crowds and would rather stay at home than attend such an event. Even if Jokic is aware that he must attend, we can see why he expressed a wish to return home. When he speaks about home, he alludes to his hometown of Sombor, Serbia.

Can Nikola Jokic match the achievements of past NBA big men?NBA centers dominating the league are not as common as one might think; Jokic was recently added to a small group of names. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Hakeem Olajuwon, Yao Ming, and Shaquille O’Neal are among the players. In terms of career accomplishments, Jokic has outperformed only a few of those players. He still has a long way to go before he can confront any of them. At 28 years old, he still has plenty of time to get to know the majority of them. For that reason alone, his future career will be fascinating.