Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic said on Michael Porter Jr.’s podcast that when he retires from the NBA, he doesn’t want anyone to know who he is.
Jokic plans to travel around Europe after he’s done playing in the NBA and race horses.
“Being famous, some people like it, some people don’t,” Jokic said. “When I finish my career, I really wish nobody knows me. I wish my kid or kids in the future… remember me as a dad. I think that’s gonna be my goal in life.”
Jokic is arguably the most humble NBA superstar of all time. He hates attention and doesn’t like being in the limelight.
“I really don’t like this life because at the end of the day, we are just basketball players. We are just good at what we are doing,” Jokic said. “But the media is something that is around us, and of course, we are getting paid because of the media, because of our popularity.”
When Jokic retires from the NBA, people in America will likely never see or hear from him until he’s inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Nuggets big man isn’t interested in fame.
For the Nuggets this season, Jokic is averaging 26.3 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.2 assists while shooting 54.9% from the floor, 32.7% from beyond the arc and 81.7% from the free-throw line. The two-time MVP and one-time Finals MVP has 28 double-doubles and 11 triple-doubles.
The Nuggets drafted Jokic with the 41st overall pick in the 2014 draft. Jokic has career averages of 20.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists. He has made five All-Star teams and five All-NBA teams. Jokic is fourth in NBA history in triple-doubles and second in player efficiency rating.
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