Jokic, the lowest selection to win the Finals MVP award, was ahead of 40 players in 2014

Denver celebrates. Serbia celebrates. The Nuggets won their first ever championship and Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

The Serbs had a legendary season. He broke many records during the year. However, one of his most special records was broken when he was awarded the “Bill Russell Award”, which is given to the MVP of the Finals. The reason is that at that moment he became the lowest draft pick in league history to win the relevant award, having been selected 41st overall in the 2014 NBA Draft.

Jokic thus broke the record of Dennis Johnson, who was selected in 1979 as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player with the Seattle SuperSonics, who selected him 29th overall in the 1976 NBA Draft.

40 players whose names were heard before Jokic in the 2014 NBA Draft, including teammate — and now — Aaron Gordon:
1. Andrews Wiggins
2. Jabari Parker
3. Joel Embiid
4. Aaron Gordon
5. Dante Exum
6. Marcus Smart
7. Julius Randel
8. Nick Stauskas
9. Noah Funley
10. Elfred Beaton
11. Doug McDermott
12. Dario Saric
13. Zack Lavigne
14. Ma Jay Warren
15. Andrea Payne
16. Jusef Nurkic
17. James Young
18. Tyler Ennis
19. Gary Harris
20. Bruno Campocello
21. Mitch McGarry
22. Jordan Adams
23. Rodney Hood
24. Shabazz Napier
25. Clint Capella
26. PJ Hurston
27. Bogdan Bogdanovic
28. CJ Wilcox
29. Josh Hostes
30. Kyle Anderson
31. Damien English
32. KJ McDaniels
33. Joe Harris
34. Cliatoni Early
35. Jarnell Stokes
36. Johnny O’Bryant
37. DeAndre Daniels
38. Spencer Dinwiddie
39. Grammy Grant.
40. Nikola Jokic