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Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic now has ‘beach ready’ physique

By Quenton S. Albertie

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 04: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers at Pepsi Center on February 4, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Justin Tafoya/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 04: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers at Pepsi Center on February 4, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Justin Tafoya/Getty Images) /
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Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has been working hard during the NBA’s play stoppage.

There are many endearing qualities of Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic, from his humility to his placid expressions. His doughy physique, although at times a concern, was another one of those qualities.

Nikola Jokic’s conditioning is no longer a concern

However, according to Nuggets president Tim Connelly, Jokic is now sporting a physique that would be unrecognizable. Connelly, who spoke on Altitude Sports Radio, would say that Jokic’s body is “beach ready”; he even has “abs.”

Per Mike Singer of The Denver Post, Connelly says that “Nikola looks unbelievable… He’s in fantastic shape. Not just Nikola, a lot of our guys have taken this whole process very seriously. And I give them and our performance and strength-and-conditioning staff a ton of credit for keeping these guys locked in, but I’ve never seen him in better shape.”

It would seem that the NBA stoppage and the quarantine measures put in place as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic hasn’t deterred Jokic from working out regularly. In fact, Jokic seems to have went the way of Houston Rockets star James Harden, who appears to have slimmed down plenty due to a rigorous workout regimen he began when the NBA put the season on pause.

There are no recent pictures or videos of Jokic that can prove what Connelly is saying is true but it certainly can’t be assumed that it’s untrue. Jokic, who lost 20-25 pounds during the season in order to improve his play, weighed 284 pounds at the start of the 2019-20 season.

He could very well be in the 240-250 pound range now, which would mean he’s quite possibly quicker on his feet than he was before. That would be nothing less than practical for Jokic and the Nuggets, who may find themselves playing the center-less Rockets in the first round of the NBA playoffs and facing the highly athletic frontcourt of the Los Angeles Lakers in a potential Western Conference Finals matchup.

Not to say that those hypotheticals are the reason that Jokic has improved his physical conditioning but, at the very least, the playmaking big man has seemed to wisen up about taking care of his body.

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Jokic is only 25-years-old but what he’s been doing this year could help him extend his career for a few years.

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