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Josh Kroenke on Building Successful Teams, Realizing How Special Jokic is, and Drafting MPJ

53m · Curious Mike · 16 Apr 18:53

In this episode Michael sits down with Josh Kroenke, owner of the the Nuggets and several other professional sports teams, to discuss how he built a winning team in Denver, when he realized just how special Jokic is, and why he decided to draft MPJ despite the injuries he went through. Watch full interview on YouTube TIME STAMPS:

0:26 Josh's childhood, growing up in a wealthy family, developing trust

5:35 Josh playing basketball growing up and at Mizzou

8:10 Post-college internship at NBA league office

11:18 MPJ accidentally posting Adam Silver's number at rookie transition program

12:55 Kroenke family getting into owning teams

17:48 Strategy to win a championship in Denver

21:28 Realizing how special Nikola Jokic is

25:17 Nikola's numbers vs. Larry Bird's numbers

27:30 Carmelo Anthony's frustrating with Jokic wearing #15

31:25 Why Nuggets drafted MPJ

42:45 How it felt winning first NBA championship as an owner

50:50 Purpose

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