The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This illustration taken on June 25, 2019 shows the 2009-2010 yearbook with a photo of Nikola Jokic (bottom R), now a 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, in his hometown of Sombor. (credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This picture taken on June 25, 2019 shows a school basketball court where Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, played basketball in his hometown of Sombor. (credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This photo taken on June 25, 2019 shows a mural depicting Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, painted on a wall of his former school in his hometown of Sombor. (credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This photo taken on June 25, 2019 shows a mural depicting Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, painted on a wall of his former school in his hometown of Sombor. (credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This aerial picture taken on June 25, 2019 shows a view of the basketball court where Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, started playing basketball in his hometown of Sombor. - Serbs are hoping that their homegrown hero Jokic -- who did not play in the 2014 World Cup -- can fire the country at the latest edition, which starts on August 31 in China. Beaten in the final last time, Serbia are again among the favourites to challenge holders the United States. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) / TO GO WITH Basket-WC-2019-CHN-SRB-Jokic,PROFILE by Jovan MATIC (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This picture taken on June 25, 2019 shows a man feeding horses at a stable owned by the family of Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, in his hometown of Sombor. - Serbs are hoping that their homegrown hero Jokic -- who did not play in the 2014 World Cup -- can fire the country at the latest edition, which starts on August 31 in China. Beaten in the final last time, Serbia are again among the favourites to challenge holders the United States. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) / TO GO WITH Basket-WC-2019-CHN-SRB-Jokic,PROFILE by Jovan MATIC (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This picture taken on June 25, 2019 shows Branislav Jokic, the father of Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, in his hometown of Sombor.(credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This picture taken on June 25, 2019 shows Gordana Ralevic, an English teacher who taught Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, in his hometown of Sombor. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This picture taken on June 25, 2019 shows Robert Katon, the first physical education teacher of Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, in his hometown of Sombor. (credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This photo taken on June 25, 2019 shows a mural depicting Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, painted on a wall of his former school in his hometown of Sombor. (credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This photo taken on June 25, 2019 shows a mural depicting Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, painted on a wall of his former school in his hometown of Sombor. (credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

The Serbian Roots Of Nikola Jokic

This photo taken on June 25, 2019 shows a mural depicting Nikola Jokic, the 24-year-old Serbian basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, painted on a wall of his former school in his hometown of Sombor. (credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)