Jokic's teenage coach acknowledged this too, saying his skill was extraordinary but his fitness was poor. "I knew immediately that this guy's incredibly talented," Dejan Milojevic told Sports ...

Nikola Jokic and Michael Malone's NBA fates will forever be intertwined. Malone was the coach who decided to give an awkward pass-first center from Serbia the keys to the Denver Nuggets franchise.

In this case, that's three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, who, until Wednesday night, will have only been with one head coach in his almost 10-year NBA career — Malone. You simply don't make a ...

“The Golden State Warriors announced the establishment of the Dejan Milojevic Brate Award, an annual honor recognizing a basketball operations staff member who embodies the spirit ...

Jan. 7. Dejan Milojevic, 46. He was the Golden State Warriors assistant coach, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia. Jan. 16. Shawn Barber ...

Raznatovic represents Cancar and Dario Saric, in addition to Jokic. Former coach Dejan Milojevic remained a close friend to Jokic while on Golden State’s staff until his sudden death in January.

Long before Nikola Jokic was a three-time MVP, he was just an out-of-shape big man who was playing for Mega Basket, a Serbian developmental club that was coached by the late Dejan Milojevic ...

BELGRADE, Serbia — Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojevic was buried ... Atlanta assistant Igor Koskoskov. Milojevic worked closely with Jokic, Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac ...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojević was buried Monday ... was a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, among many other players.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, has been buried in his native Serbia after suffering a heart attack last ...