Career snapshot
13seasons
837games
18,422career pts
27.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Denver Nuggets
· 810 games · 2015-16–2025-26
Position rank · 2025-26
#1PPG rank
#1PER rank
#1WS rank
Among 36 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
29.6
2024-25 · DEN
RPG
13.8
2021-22 · DEN
APG
10.7
2025-26 · DEN
PER
32.8
2021-22 · DEN
WS
15.6
2020-21 · DEN
Draft
2014
Round 2 ·
Pick 41
from Mega Basket
Honors & awards
8×
All-Star Selection
2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
7×
All-NBA Team
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
1×
NBA Finals MVP
2023
3×
NBA Most Valuable Player
2023, 2021, 2020
1×
All-Rookie Team
2015
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | Mega | 13 | 0 | 24.2 | 10.9 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 56.0 | 46.5 | 62.5 | — | — |
| 2014-2015 | Mega | 14 | 0 | 27.8 | 18.4 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 56.6 | 27.5 | 70.8 | — | — |
| 2015-16 | DEN | 80 | 55 | 21.7 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 | 21.5 | 6.7 |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 73 | 59 | 27.9 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 57.8 | 32.4 | 82.5 | 26.3 | 9.7 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 75 | 73 | 32.6 | 18.5 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 49.9 | 39.6 | 85.0 | 24.4 | 10.7 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 80 | 80 | 31.3 | 20.1 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 | 26.3 | 11.8 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 73 | 73 | 32.0 | 19.9 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 | 24.9 | 9.8 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 72 | 72 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 | 31.3 | 15.6 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 74 | 74 | 33.5 | 27.1 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 58.3 | 33.7 | 81.0 | 32.8 | 15.2 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 69 | 69 | 33.7 | 24.5 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 63.2 | 38.3 | 82.2 | 31.5 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 79 | 79 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 58.3 | 35.9 | 81.7 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 70 | 70 | 36.7 | 29.6 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 57.6 | 41.7 | 80.0 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | DEN | 65 | 65 | 34.8 | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 56.9 | 38.0 | 83.1 | — | — |
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Born on February 19
About Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokić 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. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Jokić has been named to the All-NBA Team on seven occasions, 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 m