Nikola Jokic struggled in the fledgling stages of his National Basketball Association’s (NBA) career when he joined the Denver Nuggets and had to change his diet to become the league’s most valuable player in 2021, the Serbian center said. The 26-year old joined the Nuggets from modest Serbian side Mega Basket in 2015 and last season he became the lowest NBA draft pick to win the MVP regular season award averaging 26.4 points, 10.8 assists and 8.3 assists per game.