14 lottery players were drafted before NBA All-World star Nikola Jokić — where are they now?

From left, NBA draft prospects Marcus Smart of Oklahoma State, Tyler Ennis of Syracuse, Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid of Kansas, Noah Vonleh of Indiana, Doug McDermott of Creighton and Aaron Gordon of Arizona.Kathy Willens/AP

• Nikola Jokić has won two MVPs, is a five-time All-Star, and is on the verge of winning a championship.
• Despite that, Jokić was passed over 40 times in the NBA draft.

When the Denver Nuggets drafted Nikola Jokić in the second round of the 2014 draft, few could have predicted he would one day be the NBA's MVP and arguably its best all-around player.

So little was thought about his future that ESPN showed a Taco Bell commercial when he was taken in the draft.

The Serbian center is the lowest-drafted player to win The Michael Jordan Trophy as the NBA's MVP, and he has done it twice. Now, he has the Nuggets on the verge of their first championship.

Below, we take a look at the teams that passed on Jokić in the lottery (first 14 picks), who they chose instead, and where those players are now.