Kind of makes you wonder since Vlade knew about him being on the Serbian team how he did not try and draft him in particular when he fell all the way back to the 2nd round but yet he was willing to trade down to get Papa the season after..........
Speaking of Jokic he's got elite level Marc Gasol type IQ/game not as good jump shooter currently but a better rebounder and has a little way to go on D but I think potential wise he could be what Marc Gasol is now in 2-3 years.
Whenever the Cousins trade rumor is brought up I always think Jokic/Murray + quality filler for Cousins. Only way Nuggets move him imo is if they get a top notch PF (e.g Cousins) or Nurkic blows up but currently the Nuggets and Malone have realized they are way better with Jokic starting with Wilson Chandler/Gallo rather than Nurk who himself has good potential due to his ability to move while being 300 pounds.