Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић, pronounced [nǐkola jôkitɕ] (
listen); born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time NBA All-Star, he has been named to the All-NBA Team on four occasions (including three first-team selections), and won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.[1][2] He represents the Serbian national team.
.jpg) Jokić with the Denver Nuggets in 2020 | |
| No. 15 – Denver Nuggets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 19, 1995 Sombor, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 284 lb (129 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall |
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | Mega Basket |
| 2015–present | Denver Nuggets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals | |
Nicknamed "the Joker",[3] Jokić was selected by the Nuggets in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft. He was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2016. In the 2018–19 NBA season, while leading the Nuggets to the Western Conference Semifinals, he received his first All-Star and All-NBA First Team selections. In the following season, he once again received All-Star and All-NBA honors, while leading his team to the Western Conference Finals. Jokić ranks among the top 10 on the all-time list of the NBA players with the most triple-doubles (regular season and playoffs), where he is the leading European player and center, and he holds the record for fastest triple-double (achieved in 14 minutes and 33 seconds).[4][5] He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.