Fred Katz

And so I think the number one place where that comes from was him being a very humble person. I also think he wasn't lying. Like, I don't think he thought he was lying at least because what he kept saying was he was like, you know, the coaching staff has done an amazing job with me. And then he was like, this is Nicola. Look at what Nicola does with everybody.

And so I think the number one place where that comes from was him being a very humble person. I also think he wasn't lying. Like, I don't think he thought he was lying at least because what he kept saying was he was like, you know, the coaching staff has done an amazing job with me. And then he was like, this is Nicola. Look at what Nicola does with everybody.

And we dove into, okay, so how does Nicola... help you? Obviously he's going to find you on all these cuts and do all this stuff, but how does he help you? And we start talking about the off the court stuff and he tells me a story about how when he was a rookie, they do these pre-practice stretches and he wasn't taking stretching seriously enough.

And we dove into, okay, so how does Nicola... help you? Obviously he's going to find you on all these cuts and do all this stuff, but how does he help you? And we start talking about the off the court stuff and he tells me a story about how when he was a rookie, they do these pre-practice stretches and he wasn't taking stretching seriously enough.

And we dove into, okay, so how does Nicola... help you? Obviously he's going to find you on all these cuts and do all this stuff, but how does he help you? And we start talking about the off the court stuff and he tells me a story about how when he was a rookie, they do these pre-practice stretches and he wasn't taking stretching seriously enough.

So Jokic, after a little while of telling him to take it more seriously, goes over, takes his stretching mat and plops it next to him and is like, you are stretching next to me, bud. And they still stretch next to each other every day and all these little things. And then it starts to hit me. Like I covered Isaiah Hartenstein when he was with the Knicks.

So Jokic, after a little while of telling him to take it more seriously, goes over, takes his stretching mat and plops it next to him and is like, you are stretching next to me, bud. And they still stretch next to each other every day and all these little things. And then it starts to hit me. Like I covered Isaiah Hartenstein when he was with the Knicks.

So Jokic, after a little while of telling him to take it more seriously, goes over, takes his stretching mat and plops it next to him and is like, you are stretching next to me, bud. And they still stretch next to each other every day and all these little things. And then it starts to hit me. Like I covered Isaiah Hartenstein when he was with the Knicks.

And Hartenstein used to tell me that he thinks Jokic is just a total genius. And so he would just, just... just follow around Jokic. And I think even Isaiah was just like, I think I probably annoyed him at different points and would just ask him basketball questions to pick his brain.

And Hartenstein used to tell me that he thinks Jokic is just a total genius. And so he would just, just... just follow around Jokic. And I think even Isaiah was just like, I think I probably annoyed him at different points and would just ask him basketball questions to pick his brain.

And Hartenstein used to tell me that he thinks Jokic is just a total genius. And so he would just, just... just follow around Jokic. And I think even Isaiah was just like, I think I probably annoyed him at different points and would just ask him basketball questions to pick his brain.

And he would tell me that Jokic taught him that passing is about passing with your eyes, certain ways to manipulate the defense with your eyes. And I always thought that was such a fascinating example. And I was like, there's got to be more examples of Jokic like teaching. We all know he's a basketball genius. You don't have to talk to him to know he's a basketball genius.

And he would tell me that Jokic taught him that passing is about passing with your eyes, certain ways to manipulate the defense with your eyes. And I always thought that was such a fascinating example. And I was like, there's got to be more examples of Jokic like teaching. We all know he's a basketball genius. You don't have to talk to him to know he's a basketball genius.

And he would tell me that Jokic taught him that passing is about passing with your eyes, certain ways to manipulate the defense with your eyes. And I always thought that was such a fascinating example. And I was like, there's got to be more examples of Jokic like teaching. We all know he's a basketball genius. You don't have to talk to him to know he's a basketball genius.

We all know he's a basketball genius. And I was like, there have got to be other examples of guys who have played with Jokic who have learned this ridiculously nuanced stuff that they never would have otherwise thought of. And so I started calling around the teammates and people who I knew already, people whose contact information I was able to get and asking him those questions.

We all know he's a basketball genius. And I was like, there have got to be other examples of guys who have played with Jokic who have learned this ridiculously nuanced stuff that they never would have otherwise thought of. And so I started calling around the teammates and people who I knew already, people whose contact information I was able to get and asking him those questions.

We all know he's a basketball genius. And I was like, there have got to be other examples of guys who have played with Jokic who have learned this ridiculously nuanced stuff that they never would have otherwise thought of. And so I started calling around the teammates and people who I knew already, people whose contact information I was able to get and asking him those questions.

And every teammate, current or former, that I spoke to of Jokic was like, Oh, yeah, you're on the nose. That's 100% true. And he's got this reputation of being a guy who keeps to himself and, you know, likes his horses and he wins the title and he just wants to get home to Serbia as quickly as possible. And every single person who I spoke to who's played with him was like, That's not it.

And every teammate, current or former, that I spoke to of Jokic was like, Oh, yeah, you're on the nose. That's 100% true. And he's got this reputation of being a guy who keeps to himself and, you know, likes his horses and he wins the title and he just wants to get home to Serbia as quickly as possible. And every single person who I spoke to who's played with him was like, That's not it.

And every teammate, current or former, that I spoke to of Jokic was like, Oh, yeah, you're on the nose. That's 100% true. And he's got this reputation of being a guy who keeps to himself and, you know, likes his horses and he wins the title and he just wants to get home to Serbia as quickly as possible. And every single person who I spoke to who's played with him was like, That's not it.