NBA – An MVP drafted … during a commercial: 41st of the 2014 draft, Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) started from a long way

Nikola Jokic is a singular MVP. The pivot of the Denver Nuggets, elected MVP of the 2020-2021 regular season on Tuesday night, is a special case in the caste he integrates. Never a player selected so low in the history of the NBA draft under this formula had become THE individual benchmark of the Great League. The nugget Jokic was thus unearthed by his franchise from Colorado through a 41st choice.

Taco Bell is riding the buzz

In 2014, it was therefore in the middle of the second round that Denver got their hands on the one who runs in 26 points, 11 rebounds and 8 average assists this season. Long after Andrew Wiggins (No. 1 in the draft) and company, Jokic was even selected … in a commercial for Taco Bell. On this video which has resurfaced for a few hours, we also see that the synth ofESPN mentions that the Serbian player is a « strong winger ».

This is a commercial profitable in the long term for Taco Bell. The fast-food chain has also greeted the one it considers the « n ° 1« of his draft, on Twitter, to take advantage of the hype Jokic (26). An unsuspected hype seven years ago.