News on May 27, a few days ago, Nuggets center Jokic was interviewed by the media, talking about the NBA playing in the NBA that year was actually to accompany his girlfriend, when his girlfriend came to the United States to study in college, and the teacher who had been selected by the NBA draft for a year came to the United States to "accompany the study" and play by the way.
In 2013–14, Jokic played in 13 Serbian KLS League games for Serbian Mega Leks, averaging 10.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 24.2 minutes, and 26 Adriatic League games with 25.0 minutes, 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
In the 2014 NBA Draft, Jokic was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 41st overall pick in the second round. But Jokic didn't come to the NBA in 2014 until the 2015-15 season.
A few days ago, Jokic was interviewed by the media after the team's training, and a reporter asked him whether he just came to the United States to accompany his girlfriend or to chase his NBA dream.
Jokic replied: "I don't know, I didn't think I would go into the NBA at the time, but it's all connected. My family and I can get together in the U.S., and that's a good thing for us. My wife, who was also my girlfriend at the time, was in college in Oklahoma, and we were both separated for 6 or 7 months, and I can't remember exactly.
Jokic's wife is named Natalia Masaić, the two childhood sweethearts, married in Serbia in 2020 after 9 years of love, and now have 1 lovely daughter.
Jokic recalls, "We were young and it was a good time. I'm happy to be together at 20 or 21, but I never thought I'd be able to play NBA, and maybe that's a good thing. I didn't know she would be my wife in the future, and we were together since day one. ”
It is worth mentioning that his beloved wife Mad Demon Jo will tie her wedding ring to her sneakers every game, and the sincere relationship between the two is also enviable.
In this regard, netizens have said, "Teacher Joe feels very simple, but the brain is really smart."
"Jokic: I'm here to accompany my girlfriend, play NBA by the way"
"I didn't know she would be my wife later"
"I didn't expect to be able to enter the NBA, I didn't expect that triple-doubles were so easy, I didn't expect that it was so simple to get an MVP!"
"Teacher Jueyo is really a winner in life"
"People with stable families generally don't have bad careers."
"In the second round, he didn't have high expectations, and who wanted the NBA to play so well"
"If you don't come to the United States, will you two be separated in a long-distance relationship over time?"
"The dog food is full early in the morning".