The Denver Nuggets have been a leading contender for the championship over the past five seasons, primarily due to Nikola Jokić's contributions.

The Detroit Pistons extended their league-best winning streak to eight games with a 117-97 win over the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, keeping pace with the NBA leading Cleveland Cavaliers, who have also reeled off eight wins in a row.

Nikola Jokić, one of the NBA’s greatest players of all time – an NBA champion, NBA Finals MVP, and three-time NBA MVP, was once drafted during a Taco Bell commercial on ESPN. And it is still ...