NBA superstar Nikola Jokic was such an afterthought in the draft, a commercial was shown when he was picked

• Nikola Jokic is the lowest-drafted player to ever win NBA MVP, and he's done it twice.
• When Jokic was taken 41st overall in 2014, ESPN was showing a Taco Bell commercial.
• Jokic came to the NBA in 2015 and is now one of the best all-around players in the league.

When the Denver Nuggets drafted Nikola Jokic 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.

The 28-year-old Serbian center has taken home the NBA's Michael Jordan Trophy twice. Drafted 41st in 2014, Jokic is the lowest-picked player to win NBA MVP.

Now he has the Nuggets on the verge of their first championship.

It's been a stunning rise for Jokic, who was such a little-known prospect back in 2014 that when he was drafted, ESPN didn't even mention the pick — a Taco Bell ad played over it.

Many second-round picks get this treatment — it stands in stark contrast to the played-out announcements of the top selections, which often take several minutes and include highlight packages, interviews, and analysis from draft experts.

Jokic did not immediately come to the NBA upon getting drafted. He remained overseas for one more year and would have stayed longer to play professionally in Spain until FC Barcelona reportedly backed out of signing him.

Jokic then came to the NBA in 2015 and quickly established himself as one of the NBA's most unique players.

NBA teams are lucky if a second-round pick becomes a consistent role player. Few could ever dream that a prospect taken with the 41st overall pick would become a franchise centerpiece and one of the best players in the NBA.