Going into the Nuggets, like, I didn't really follow the NBA all that much before I got to the NBA. So I didn't really know much about Nicola, honestly. I really did not. And he wasn't the superstar he is now when I first got drafted. When you get there, do you see he has the bag to be that player, though?

I really didn't see it at first. Like, even when we went into training camp, I remember, like, asking my teammates. Everybody keeps telling me he's that cold. But in training camp, like, him and Mason Plumlee, our backup center, were, like, kind of going head-to-head. And they were like, no, Mike, like, wait till the real games come.

You're going to see, like, this dude's a problem. But I didn't see it at first. But I quickly found out that he, no, he is the best player in the world. And I got to play alongside of him for those years. And it was amazing to learn from him.