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Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić (/ˈjoʊkɪtʃ/ YOH-kitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић [nǐkola jôkitɕ] ⓘ; 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 "Joker", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time, and is often considered the greatest draft steal in NBA history. A seven-time NBA All-Star, Jokić has been named to the All-NBA Team on seven occasions (including five first-team selections), and won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2020–21, 2021–22, and 2023–24 seasons. He represents the Serbian national team, with which he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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, Jokić received his first All-Star and All-NBA First Team selections. The following season, he once again received All-Star and All-NBA honors, while leading his team to the Western Conference Finals. In the 2022–23 NBA season, Jokić was awarded NBA Finals MVP after leading the Nuggets to their first-ever NBA championship. He ranks third all-time among NBA players with the most triple-doubles and holds the record for the fastest triple-double (achieved in 14 minutes and 33 seconds). He is the only NBA player ever to achieve a 30+ points, 20+ rebounds, and 20+ assists game.
Jokić was born in the city of Sombor in the northern part of Serbia. He grew up in a two-bedroom apartment that housed him, his two brothers, parents, and grandmother. He attended primary school "Dositej Obradović." His father was an agricultural engineer. Jokić developed a love of basketball early in his life playing with his two older brothers, Strahinja and Nemanja, who were a decade older. 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. The brothers are friends with former NBA player Darko Miličić. Jokić also loved harness racing as a child and competed as an amateur, a passion he still holds today.
Jokić played youth basketball for Vojvodina Srbijagas, drawing attention when he had achieved a total index rating greater than 50 in two consecutive games. In December 2012, Jokić signed a contract with Mega Vizura, although in the first season with the team he played mostly for their junior team in 2012–13. At the age of 17, Jokić appeared in five games of the Serbian League and averaged 1.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game. In February 2013, he officially signed a four-year contract with the team.
In the 2013–14 season, Jokić saw more minutes on the court for the senior team. Over 25 Adriatic League games, he averaged 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Jokić also played 13 games with the team in the Serbian League and had similar production, averaging 10.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game.
On June 26, 2014, Jokić was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 41st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. Jokic was famously drafted by the Denver Nuggets during a Taco Bell commercial, which overshadowed his selection. In the first game of the Adriatic League, Jokić led his team to a 103–98 victory over MZT Skopje, by scoring 27 points and grabbing 15 rebounds for a total index rating of 44. On November 3, Jokić recorded 17 points, 12 rebounds and season-high eight assists for a total index rating of 40, in a 90–84 victory over Zadar. On February 7, 2015, he scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in an 88–77 loss to Szolnoki Olaj. On March 21, Jokić scored a season-high 28 points and added 15 rebounds to help his team win 100–96 over Igokea. Although Mega Leks finished in 10th place in the Adriatic League, Jokić became one of the league's most valuable players.
On June 8, 2015, Jokić scored 23 points in a loss to Crvena Zvezda in the playoff semifinals of the Serbian League. He averaged 18.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in the Serbian League. In the 2014–15 ABA League, Jokić averaged 15.4 points, league-leading 9.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, while leading the league with an index rating of 22. He was named MVP four times over the course of the season: for Round 1, Round 6, Round 21 Round 26 and was named MVP for February. On March 26, 2015, Jokić was officially named the Adriatic League regular season MVP. He was also named the ABA League Top Prospect for the 2014–15 season. On June 9, Jokić parted ways with the team to pursue an NBA career.
In the summer of 2015, Jokić joined the Denver Nuggets, one season after being drafted. On July 28, 2015, he signed a contract with the Nuggets after averaging 8.0 points and 6.2 rebounds in five summer league games for the team. On November 18, Jokić had a then season-best game with 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 109–98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. On January 10, 2016, he recorded a then career-high nine assists in a 95–92 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. On February 1, he recorded career highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds in a 112–93 win over the Toronto Raptors. On April 8, Jokić set a new career high with 15 rebounds in a 102–98 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. At the end of the season, he finished third in the 2016 NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting and earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors.
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Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić (/ˈjoʊkɪtʃ/ YOH-kitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић [nǐkola jôkitɕ] ⓘ; 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 "Joker", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time, and is often considered the greatest draft steal in NBA history. A seven-time NBA All-Star, Jokić has been named to the All-NBA Team on seven occasions (including five first-team selections), and won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2020–21, 2021–22, and 2023–24 seasons. He represents the Serbian national team, with which he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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, Jokić received his first All-Star and All-NBA First Team selections. The following season, he once again received All-Star and All-NBA honors, while leading his team to the Western Conference Finals. In the 2022–23 NBA season, Jokić was awarded NBA Finals MVP after leading the Nuggets to their first-ever NBA championship. He ranks third all-time among NBA players with the most triple-doubles and holds the record for the fastest triple-double (achieved in 14 minutes and 33 seconds). He is the only NBA player ever to achieve a 30+ points, 20+ rebounds, and 20+ assists game.
Jokić was born in the city of Sombor in the northern part of Serbia. He grew up in a two-bedroom apartment that housed him, his two brothers, parents, and grandmother. He attended primary school "Dositej Obradović." His father was an agricultural engineer. Jokić developed a love of basketball early in his life playing with his two older brothers, Strahinja and Nemanja, who were a decade older. 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. The brothers are friends with former NBA player Darko Miličić. Jokić also loved harness racing as a child and competed as an amateur, a passion he still holds today.
Jokić played youth basketball for Vojvodina Srbijagas, drawing attention when he had achieved a total index rating greater than 50 in two consecutive games. In December 2012, Jokić signed a contract with Mega Vizura, although in the first season with the team he played mostly for their junior team in 2012–13. At the age of 17, Jokić appeared in five games of the Serbian League and averaged 1.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game. In February 2013, he officially signed a four-year contract with the team.
In the 2013–14 season, Jokić saw more minutes on the court for the senior team. Over 25 Adriatic League games, he averaged 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Jokić also played 13 games with the team in the Serbian League and had similar production, averaging 10.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game.
On June 26, 2014, Jokić was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 41st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. Jokic was famously drafted by the Denver Nuggets during a Taco Bell commercial, which overshadowed his selection. In the first game of the Adriatic League, Jokić led his team to a 103–98 victory over MZT Skopje, by scoring 27 points and grabbing 15 rebounds for a total index rating of 44. On November 3, Jokić recorded 17 points, 12 rebounds and season-high eight assists for a total index rating of 40, in a 90–84 victory over Zadar. On February 7, 2015, he scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in an 88–77 loss to Szolnoki Olaj. On March 21, Jokić scored a season-high 28 points and added 15 rebounds to help his team win 100–96 over Igokea. Although Mega Leks finished in 10th place in the Adriatic League, Jokić became one of the league's most valuable players.
On June 8, 2015, Jokić scored 23 points in a loss to Crvena Zvezda in the playoff semifinals of the Serbian League. He averaged 18.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in the Serbian League. In the 2014–15 ABA League, Jokić averaged 15.4 points, league-leading 9.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, while leading the league with an index rating of 22. He was named MVP four times over the course of the season: for Round 1, Round 6, Round 21 Round 26 and was named MVP for February. On March 26, 2015, Jokić was officially named the Adriatic League regular season MVP. He was also named the ABA League Top Prospect for the 2014–15 season. On June 9, Jokić parted ways with the team to pursue an NBA career.
In the summer of 2015, Jokić joined the Denver Nuggets, one season after being drafted. On July 28, 2015, he signed a contract with the Nuggets after averaging 8.0 points and 6.2 rebounds in five summer league games for the team. On November 18, Jokić had a then season-best game with 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 109–98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. On January 10, 2016, he recorded a then career-high nine assists in a 95–92 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. On February 1, he recorded career highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds in a 112–93 win over the Toronto Raptors. On April 8, Jokić set a new career high with 15 rebounds in a 102–98 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. At the end of the season, he finished third in the 2016 NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting and earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors.
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