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Nikola Jokić

Serbia
1995-02-19
284lb
6-11
In Sombor, Serbia
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Debut October 28, 2015
Position -
Shoots -
Experience 7 Years
Recruiting Rank -

Nikola Jokić Bio

Nicknamed “The Joker”, Nikola Jokic currently plays as a center for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association. He is a four-time NBA all-star and has also been named to the all-NBA team thrice, in addition to bagging the NBA most valuable player award for the 2020-21 NBA edition. Regarded as the best center in the league currently, Jokic is the perfect example when it comes to listing the ingredients required to make a perfect NBA center in the modern...Read More

Nicknamed “The Joker”, Nikola Jokic currently plays as a center for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association. He is a four-time NBA all-star and has also been named to the all-NBA team thrice, in addition to bagging the NBA most valuable player award for the 2020-21 NBA edition. Regarded as the best center in the league currently, Jokic is the perfect example when it comes to listing the ingredients required to make a perfect NBA center in the modern period.

Not only are his playmaking skills on point, Jokic has a knack for scoring, which has only worked in favour of the Serbian’s career so far as he is an absolute beast of a player when on offense. This is not it, Jokic’s court vision gives him an edge over other players when it comes to making passes to the open man, which ultimately result in easy buckets for his team.

The current holder of the MVP award, Nikola Jokic also boasts of being the first center to clinch the award after Shaquille O’Neal in the year 2000. Jovic was born on 19th February, 1995 in Sombor, Serbia to Branislav Jokic and his wife whose identity remains unknown.

NBA and National debut

Denver Nuggets: It was on June 26th, 2014 when Nikola Jokic was picked 41st overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2014 NBA draft. The first game of the Adriatic League saw him guide the Nuggets to a 103-98 win over MZT Skopje.

National debut: On 24th May, 2019, Jokic made it official through an announcement that he would represent the Serbian senior side at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Though Serbia were the favourites to win the tournament, they were knocked out at the hands of Argentina in the quarter-finals.

Notable statistics

Career Stats

Games503
Total Points9712
Total Rebounds5155
Total Assists3107

Nikola Jokic net worth

As of 2022, Nikola Jokic is valued at a total of $30 million.

Nikola Jokic jersey number

#15 for the Denver Nuggets and the Serbian national team

Brand endorsements

  • Panini
  • Nike
  • Western Union

Who is Nikola Jokic wife?

Jokic is married to childhood sweetheart Natalija Macesic, who happens to be his girlfriend since the time they both were 16 year-olds.

Does Nikola Jokic have any children?

Yes. Jokic has a daughter with wife Natalija and her name is Ognjena Jokic

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Nikola Jokić Career Stats

stats
Games
Points
Total Rebound
Assists
Field Goal %
3 Points - Field Goal %
Free Throw Percent
Effective Field Goal %
Player Efficiency Rating
Win Percentage
2021-22 47 25.9 13.7 7.9 57.8 38.1 81.9 62.5 33.4 10.1
career 500 19.2 10.2 6.1 53.9 35.2 83.3 57.6 26.8 74.4

Nikola Jokić Season Split Career

Month

Totals

 
Games
Games Started
Minutes Played
Field Goals
Field Goal Attempts
3-Point Field Goals
3-Point Field Goals Attempts
Free Throws
Free Throws Attempts
Offensive Rebounds
Total Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Turnovers
Personal Fouls
Points
October 30 28 873 209 381 39 96 86 103 74 335 151 35 18 93 91 543
November 80 61 2123 425 858 64 212 187 242 178 688 364 87 53 150 216 1101
December 79 60 2348 582 1059 73 219 274 329 203 768 492 84 52 236 208 1511
January 104 103 3288 860 1594 126 360 411 491 315 1117 689 142 76 309 298 2257
February 72 72 2203 559 1024 87 197 281 323 202 754 498 88 48 206 223 1486
March 80 80 2478 598 1094 74 208 222 273 212 864 480 85 59 200 205 1492
April 39 39 1294 319 584 37 117 143 174 95 424 275 51 34 115 107 818
May 9 9 278 87 158 5 27 70 76 25 94 60 6 6 22 28 249
August 8 8 235 53 102 9 29 28 33 11 48 66 8 1 24 22 143

Shooting

 
Field Goal %
3-Point Field Goal
%
Free Throw %
October 54.9% 40.6% 83.5%
November 49.5% 30.2% 77.3%
December 55% 33.3% 83.3%
January 54% 35% 83.7%
February 54.6% 44.2% 87%
March 54.7% 35.6% 81.3%
April 54.6% 31.6% 82.2%
May 55.1% 18.5% 92.1%
August 52% 31% 84.8%

Advanced

True Shooting
%
Usage %
Offensive Rating
Defensive Rating
+/-
63.7% 25.4 118 99 -
57.1% 22.8 117 104 -
62.8% 27.0 121 108 -
62.3% 28.1 124 108 -
63.7% 26.9 127 110 -
61.4% 25.2 123 109 -
61.9% 26.2 122 106 -
65% 33.7 132 111 -
61.4% 26.2 123 123 -

Per Game

Minutes Played
Per Game
Points Per Game
Total Rebounds Per Game
Assists Per Game
29.1 18.1 11.2 5.0
26.5 13.8 8.6 4.6
29.7 19.1 9.7 6.2
31.6 21.7 10.7 6.6
30.6 20.6 10.5 6.9
31.0 18.7 10.8 6.0
33.2 21.0 10.9 7.1
30.9 27.7 10.4 6.7
29.3 17.9 6.0 8.3
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Nikola Jokić Stats

Per Game

Season
Age
Team
League
Position
Games
Games Started
Minutes Played
Field Goals
Field Goal Attempts
Field Goal %
3-Point Field Goals
3-Point Field Goals Attempts
3-Point Field Goals %
2-Point Field Goals
2-Point Field Goals Attempts
2-Point Field Goals %
Effective Field Goal %
Free Throw
Free Throw Attempts
Free Throw %
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Total Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Turnovers
Personal Fouls
Points
2015-16 20 DEN NBA C 80 55 21.7 3.8 7.5 .512 0.4 1.1 .333 3.5 6.5 .541 .535 1.9 2.4 .811 2.3 4.7 7.0 2.4 1.0 0.6 1.3 2.6 10.0
2016-17 21 DEN NBA C 73 59 27.9 6.8 11.7 .578 0.6 1.9 .324 6.2 9.8 .628 .605 2.6 3.1 .825 2.9 6.9 9.8 4.9 0.8 0.8 2.3 2.9 16.7
2017-18 22 DEN NBA C 75 73 32.6 6.7 13.5 .499 1.5 3.7 .396 5.2 9.7 .538 .554 3.5 4.2 .850 2.6 8.1 10.7 6.1 1.2 0.8 2.8 2.8 18.5
2018-19 23 DEN NBA C 80 80 31.3 7.7 15.1 .511 1.0 3.4 .307 6.7 11.7 .569 .545 3.6 4.4 .821 2.9 8.0 10.8 7.3 1.4 0.7 3.1 2.9 20.1
2019-20 24 DEN NBA C 73 73 32.0 7.7 14.7 .528 1.1 3.5 .314 6.6 11.2 .594 .565 3.4 4.1 .817 2.3 7.5 9.7 7.0 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.0 19.9
2020-21 25 DEN NBA C 72 72 34.6 10.2 18.0 .566 1.3 3.3 .388 8.9 14.7 .606 .602 4.8 5.5 .868 2.8 8.0 10.8 8.3 1.3 0.7 3.1 2.7 26.4
2021-22 26 DEN NBA C 47 47 33.0 9.9 17.1 .578 1.6 4.2 .381 8.3 13.0 .642 .625 4.5 5.5 .819 2.7 11.0 13.7 7.9 1.4 0.7 3.6 2.6 25.9
Career - - NBA - 500 459 30.2 7.4 13.7 .539 1.0 2.9 .352 6.3 10.8 .589 .576 3.4 4.1 .833 2.6 7.5 10.2 6.1 1.2 0.7 2.7 2.8 19.2

Total

Season
Age
Team
League
Position
Games
Games Started
Minutes Played
Field Goals
Field Goal Attempts
Field Goal %
3-Point Field Goals
3-Point Field Goals Attempts
3-Point Field Goals %
2-Point Field Goals
2-Point Field Goals Attempts
2-Point Field Goals Attempts %
Effective Field Goal %
Free Throws
Free Throw Attempts
Free Throw %
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Total Rebounds
Assits
Steals
Blocks
Turnovers
Personal Fouls
Points
2015-16 20 DEN NBA C 80 55 1733 307 600 .512 28 84 .333 279 516 .541 .535 154 190 .811 181 379 560 189 79 50 104 208 796
2016-17 21 DEN NBA C 73 59 2038 494 854 .578 45 139 .324 449 715 .628 .605 188 228 .825 212 506 718 359 61 55 171 214 1221
2017-18 22 DEN NBA C 75 73 2443 504 1010 .499 111 280 .396 393 730 .538 .554 266 313 .850 195 608 803 458 90 61 210 212 1385
2018-19 23 DEN NBA C 80 80 2504 616 1206 .511 83 270 .307 533 936 .569 .545 289 352 .821 228 637 865 580 108 55 248 228 1604
2019-20 24 DEN NBA C 73 73 2336 565 1071 .528 80 255 .314 485 816 .594 .565 246 301 .817 166 545 711 512 85 44 226 222 1456
2020-21 25 DEN NBA C 72 72 2488 732 1293 .566 92 237 .388 640 1056 .606 .602 342 394 .868 205 575 780 599 95 48 222 192 1898
2021-22 26 DEN NBA C 48 48 1580 474 820 .578 75 200 .375 399 620 .644 .624 217 266 .816 128 527 655 378 68 34 174 122 1240
Career - - NBA - 501 460 15122 3692 6854 .539 514 1465 .351 3178 5389 .590 .576 1702 2044 .833 1315 3777 5092 3075 586 347 1355 1398 9600

Advanced

Season
Age
Team
League
Position
Games
Minutes Played Per Game
Per Efficiency Rating
True Shooting%
3-Point Attempt Rate
Free Throw Attempt Rate
Offensive Reboud %
Defensive Rebound %
Total Rebound %
Assists %
Steal %
Block %
Turnover %
Usage %
Offensive Win Shares
Defensive Win Shares
Win Shares
Win Shares Per 48
Offensive Box Plus/Minus
Defensive Box Plus/Minus
Box Plus/Minus
Value Over Replacement Player
2015-16 20 DEN NBA C 80 1733 21.5 .582 .140 .317 11.4 24.7 17.9 18.1 2.3 2.3 13.2 19.9 4.5 2.2 6.7 .185 2.6 1.3 3.9 2.6
2016-17 21 DEN NBA C 73 2038 26.3 .640 .163 .267 11.6 27.2 19.5 28.8 1.5 2.1 15.2 23.5 7.7 2.0 9.7 .228 5.9 1.4 7.3 4.8
2017-18 22 DEN NBA C 75 2443 24.4 .603 .277 .310 9.0 27.9 18.5 29.6 1.8 2.1 15.5 24.2 7.8 2.9 10.7 .211 5.3 1.6 6.9 5.5
2018-19 23 DEN NBA C 80 2504 26.3 .589 .224 .292 9.8 27.6 18.7 37.0 2.1 1.9 15.4 27.4 7.5 4.3 11.8 .226 6.2 2.9 9.1 7.0
2019-20 24 DEN NBA C 73 2336 24.9 .605 .238 .281 8.0 26.1 17.1 35.2 1.8 1.7 15.8 26.6 6.7 3.1 9.8 .202 5.5 2.0 7.4 5.5
2020-21 25 DEN NBA C 72 2488 31.3 .647 .183 .305 9.4 26.1 17.8 40.4 1.9 1.9 13.1 29.6 12.2 3.4 15.6 .301 9.1 3.0 12.1 8.8
2021-22 26 DEN NBA C 48 1580 33.2 .662 .244 .324 9.2 36.5 23.2 43.5 2.1 2.0 15.7 31.2 7.3 2.9 10.1 .308 9.6 4.8 14.4 6.5
Career - - NBA - 501 15122 26.8 .619 .214 .298 9.7 27.7 18.7 33.5 1.9 2.0 14.9 26.1 53.7 20.8 74.5 .236 6.3 2.4 8.7 40.8
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Nikola Jokić Game Log

Year Rank Season Game Date Series Team Game Location Opponent Game Number Game Result Games Started Minutes Played Field Goals Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Percentage 3 Point Field Goals 3 Point Field Goal Attempts 3 Point Field Goal Percentage Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Percentage Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Personal Fouls Points Game Score Plus Minus
gamelog-playoffs 1 1 2019-04-13 WC1 DEN - SAS 1 L (-5) 1 36:21 4 9 .444 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 3 11 14 14 2 0 3 3 10 18.3 0
gamelog-playoffs 2 2 2019-04-16 WC1 DEN - SAS 2 W (+9) 1 39:26 7 15 .467 2 3 .667 5 6 .833 3 10 13 8 2 0 3 4 21 21.0 +17
gamelog-playoffs 3 3 2019-04-18 WC1 DEN @ SAS 3 L (-10) 1 32:09 8 14 .571 3 6 .500 3 4 .750 2 6 8 7 0 0 1 3 22 20.9 -25
gamelog-playoffs 4 4 2019-04-20 WC1 DEN @ SAS 4 W (+14) 1 38:59 10 22 .455 1 4 .250 8 8 1.000 5 7 12 8 0 0 0 3 29 27.6 +17
gamelog-playoffs 5 5 2019-04-23 WC1 DEN - SAS 5 W (+18) 1 32:55 5 11 .455 2 4 .500 4 4 1.000 2 9 11 8 2 1 3 3 16 18.5 +27
gamelog-playoffs 6 6 2019-04-25 WC1 DEN @ SAS 6 L (-17) 1 38:09 19 30 .633 2 6 .333 3 4 .750 6 6 12 9 2 1 2 2 43 41.4 -11
gamelog-playoffs 7 7 2019-04-27 WC1 DEN - SAS 7 W (+4) 1 43:27 9 26 .346 0 4 .000 3 4 .750 5 10 15 10 1 3 0 5 21 20.6 -1
gamelog-playoffs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
gamelog-playoffs 8 8 2019-04-29 WCS DEN - POR 1 W (+8) 1 41:29 11 18 .611 3 5 .600 12 12 1.000 2 7 9 6 3 2 2 3 37 37.7 +16
gamelog-playoffs 9 9 2019-05-01 WCS DEN - POR 2 L (-7) 1 37:11 7 17 .412 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 4 10 14 7 1 0 2 5 16 13.8 +2
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Nikola Jokić Recognition

Awards

Awards 2020-21 Most Valuable Player
All-Star Games 2019 NBA
2020 NBA
2021 NBA
Weekly Awards Nov 13, 2017 Player of the Week
Apr 9, 2018 Player of the Week
Oct 22, 2018 Player of the Week
Jan 7, 2019 Player of the Week
Feb 4, 2019 Player of the Week
Feb 10, 2020 Player of the Week
Jan 25, 2021 Player of the Week
Feb 1, 2021 Player of the Week
Mar 22, 2021 Player of the Week
Jan 24, 2022 Player of the Week
Monthly Awards Jan 2021 Player of the Month
Mar 2021 Player of the Month
All-League 2015-16 All-Rookie (1st)
2018-19 All-NBA (1st)
2019-20 All-NBA (2nd)
2020-21 All-NBA (1st)
MVP Award Shares 2018-19 NBA 0.210 (4)
2019-20 NBA 0.018 (9)
2020-21 NBA 0.961 (1)
Points 2019-20 NBA 1456 (18th)
2020-21 NBA 1898 (3rd)
2021-22 NBA 1240 (6th)
Points Per Game 2020-21 NBA 26.4 (12th)
2021-22 NBA 25.8 (7th)
Career 19.2 (92nd)
Career NBA 19.2 (86th)
Career Playoffs 25.9 (12th)
Career NBA Playoffs 25.9 (11th)
Total Rebounds 2016-17 NBA 718 (13th)
2017-18 NBA 803 (7th)
2018-19 NBA 865 (8th)
2019-20 NBA 711 (8th)
2020-21 NBA 780 (5th)
2021-22 NBA 655 (1st)
Rebounds Per Game 2016-17 NBA 9.8 (13th)
2017-18 NBA 10.7 (9th)
2018-19 NBA 10.8 (11th)
2019-20 NBA 9.7 (13th)
2020-21 NBA 10.8 (9th)
2021-22 NBA 13.6 (2nd)
Active 10.2 (12th)
Career 10.2 (57th)
Career NBA 10.2 (47th)
Career Playoffs 11.3 (28th)
Career NBA Playoffs 11.3 (22nd)
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Nikola Jokić News

Nikola Jokic's historic Triple-Double streak powers Nuggets past warriors

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Feb 26, 2024
In an ele­ctrifying NBA matchup Nikola Jokic displayed his extraordinary abilities ye­t again notching his third straight triple-double

Jokic makes NBA history with a Triple-Double against every team

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Feb 23, 2024
Nikola Jokic, the talented Serbian center for the Denver Nuggets has etched his name in NBA history by accomplishing a remarkable feat
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Twitter reacts to Denver Nuggets Historic NBA Championship win led by Nikola Jokic

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Jun 13, 2023
In a historic moment for the franchise, the Denver Nuggets clinched their first NBA championship title.
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Twitter reacts as Denver Nuggets clean sweep Lakers to make it into their first NBA finals

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May 23, 2023
Despite the valiant efforts of LeBron James in Game 4, the Lakers got eliminated by Denver Nuggets on Monday.
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Top 5 candidates for the KIA NBA MVP trophy 

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Dec 2, 2022
The race for the most prestigious award in the NBA is too close for comfort. Here are the top 5 candidates for the KIA MVP award.