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In the year 2045, Nikola Jokić was no longer just a basketball legend — he was the first athlete-trillionaire in history. Long after retiring from the NBA, “The Joker” had quietly built an empire that stretched far beyond the hardwood floors of Denver.

It all began with horses. While everyone else was chasing crypto and tech startups, Jokić invested in what he loved most — his stable in Sombor, Serbia. But these weren’t ordinary horses. Using advanced bioengineering, his company Jokić Equine Innovations created a new breed of racing horses that could run faster, live longer, and connect telepathically with their riders. The world went wild. Within five years, he owned the global horse industry.

Then came JokicVerse — a virtual-reality sports world where fans could play alongside holographic legends. Imagine passing a virtual ball to prime LeBron, shooting over Jordan, or catching a no-look pass from Jokić himself. Billions joined, and Jokić’s fortune skyrocketed.

But wealth never changed him. He still woke up at dawn, fed his horses, and brewed strong Serbian coffee. Reporters often found him in muddy boots, talking softly to his animals. When asked about his money, he laughed.

“Trillionaire? I don’t even know what that means. I just like my horses,” he said.

Yet his influence reshaped the planet. He built free sports academies across the Balkans, turned abandoned stadiums into green-energy farms, and launched a global initiative called “Pass First”, encouraging collaboration over competition in schools and workplaces.

By 2050, when people spoke of Nikola Jokić, they didn’t just call him a basketball genius. They called him the man who passed his way into history — not with assists, but with generosity.

And every night, under the soft Serbian stars, the world’s first trillionaire rode his favorite horse through the fields of Sombor — still smiling, still humble, still The Joker.