Nikola Jokić is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely recognized as one of the best players and centers of all time. He has won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award twice, in 2021 and 2022, and led the Nuggets to their first-ever NBA championship in 2022. He is also known for his amazing passing skills and versatility, earning him the nickname “Joker”.Jokić was born in the city of Sombor in the northern part of Serbia.[13] He grew up in a cramped two-bedroom apartment that housed him and his two brothers, both parents and grandmother.[14] His father was an agricultural engineer.[15] Jokić developed a love of basketball early in his life playing with his two older brothers, Strahinja and Nemanja, who were a decade older.[14] Both brothers played basketball in Serbia with Nemanja later playing college basketball for Detroit Mercy and C.W. Post and for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Steamers in the Premier Basketball League.[16] The brothers are friends with former NBA player Darko Miličić.[16] Jokić also loved horse racing as a child and competed as an amateur, a passion he still holds today.
He was born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “the Joker“,[1] and hailed as one of the biggest draft steals in NBA history,[2][3][4] he is regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time.[5][6][7][8] A five-time NBA All-Star, he has been named to the All-NBA Team on five occasions (including three first-team selections), and won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2020–21and 2021–22 seasons.[9][10] He represents the Serbian national team, with which he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.okić married his longtime girlfriend Natalija Mačešić on October 24, 2020
Jokić married his longtime girlfriend Natalija Mačešić on October 24, 2020. They have a daughter.
Record:
- Highest single-season player efficiency rating in NBA history (32.85).[191]
- Highest single-season player box plus-minus in NBA history (13.72).[286]
- Most regular season triple-doubles by a center in NBA history.[200]
- Most playoff triple-doubles by a center in NBA history.[225]
- Fastest triple-double in NBA history (14 minutes and 33 seconds)[12] – official Guinness World Record.[287]
- Only NBA player to be selected in the second round of the common era draft to win the MVP award.[164]
- Only NBA player drafted outside the top-15 to win both Finals MVP and regular season MVP.[249]
- Only NBA player to reach at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 500 assists in a single season.[187]
- Only NBA player to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists per game on 60% field goal percentage in a single season.[219]
- Only NBA player to average at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists per game on 52% field goal percentage in a single season.[154]
- Only NBA player to average at least 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists per game in a single season.[189]
- Only NBA player to lead his team in all five major statistics (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) and field goal percentage in the same season.[189]
- Only NBA player to record a 15+ assist triple-double while shooting 100% from the field.[288]
- Only NBA player to record multiple 35+ point triple-doubles while shooting 90% from the field.[289]
- Only NBA player to record multiple 30+ point triple-doubles without a turnover.[205][206]
- Only NBA player since the ABA–NBA merger to post 35 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in multiple games in a single season.[254]
- Only NBA player since the ABA–NBA merger to post 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in multiple games: Denver Nuggets, 2019–20, 2022–23and 2023–24[123][202][254]
- Only NBA player to post 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in multiple playoff games: Denver Nuggets, 2020–21 and 2022–23[244]
- First player in NBA playoff history to total 175+ points, 65+ rebounds and 50+ assists over a 5-game span.[290]
- First player in NBA playoff history to record 55+ points, 35+ rebounds, and 20+ assists over a 2-game span.[291]
- First player in NBA history to average at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists through their first 50 career playoff games.[220]
- First player in NBA playoff history to record a 20-point triple-double in four consecutive playoff games.[236]
- Most assists by a player in their NBA Finals debut (14).[240][292]
- Most assists by a center in an NBA Finals game (14).[240][292]
- First player in NBA history to record 30+ points, 20+ rebounds, and 10+ assists in an NBA Finals game.[249]
- First player in NBA history to record 500+ points, 250+ rebounds and 150+ assists in a single postseason.[249]
- First player in NBA history to lead all players in points, rebounds and assists in a single postseason.[249]
- Second player in NBA history to lead both teams outright in points and assists in an NBA Finals debut.[293]
- Also achieved by Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls, 1990–91)
- Second player in NBA history to record a triple-double in their NBA Finals debut:[240]
- Also achieved by Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets, 2001–02)
- Second player in NBA history to record 4 consecutive triple-doubles in the same postseason: Denver Nuggets, 2022–23[236]
- Also achieved by Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers, 1966–67)
- Most triple-doubles in the same postseason (10): Denver Nuggets, 2022–23[249]
- Most playoff games with 30+ points, 15+ rebounds and 10+ assists (5).[294]
- Third player in NBA history to record 500+ points, 200+ rebounds & 150+ assists in a single postseason: Denver Nuggets, 2022–23[249]
- Also achieved by Larry Bird (Boston Celtics, 1986–87), and LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2014–15, 2015–16 and 2017–18 and Los Angeles Lakers, 2019–20).
- Third player in NBA history to open the season with a triple-double as the reigning Finals MVP.[295]
- Also achieved by Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers, 1982–83) and LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2016–2017)
- Second player in NBA history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 800 assists in a single season, including the regular season and playoffs.[239]
- Also achieved by Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals, 1961–62)
- Second player in NBA history with 300 points, 100 rebounds and 75 assists through his first 10 games of a postseason.[296]
- Also achieved by Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals, 1962–63)
- Second player in NBA history average a triple-double in multiple playoff series in a single postseason.[239]
- Also achieved by Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers, 1966–67)
- Second player in NBA history average a triple-double in back-to-back playoff series.[239]
- Also achieved by Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers, 1966–67)
- Fourth player in NBA history to average a triple-double in the conference finals.[239]
- Also achieved by Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers, 1966–67), Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers, 1982–83), Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets, 2001–02)
- Third player in NBA history to average a 30-point triple-double in a playoff series.[297]
- Also achieved by LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2016–17), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2016–17)
- Sixth NBA player to lead his team in all five major statistics (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) in the same season: Denver Nuggets, 2021–22[189]
- Also achieved by Dave Cowens (Boston Celtics, 1977–78), Scottie Pippen (Chicago Bulls, 1994–95), Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2002–03), LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2008–09), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks, 2016–17)
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