He was the ABA League Top Prospect, joining Nikola Jokić, Goga Bitadze and Nikola Jović as past award recipients. The 6-foot-6 guard began playing professionally in Serbia at 16 years old.

But, on Thursday, the NBA decided to highlight none other than Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. Jokić has done something no one in the history of the game has ever done: finish top three in ...