Nikola Jokić Biography
Nikola Jokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he plays in the center position.
Nicknamed "Joker", Jokić was selected with the 41st overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2014 NBA draft. He was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2016. In the 2018–19 NBA season, while leading the Nuggets to the Conference Semifinals, he received his first All-Star and All-NBA First Team selections. Jokić ranks among the top 10 on the all-time list of the NBA players with the most triple-doubles, becomes the leading European player, while he holds the fastest triple-double record (for 14 minutes and 33 seconds). He also won an Olympic silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games.
On November 8, 2019, Jokić made a game-winning jumper against the Philadelphia 76ers with 1.2 seconds remaining, to give the Nuggets a 98-97 victory, rallying from a 21-point deficit. In the very next game, he hit yet another game-winning jumper, just two days later, in a 100-98 overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. On January 6, 2020, Jokić scored a career-high 47 points against Atlanta Hawks in a 123–115 away win.On February 4, he recorded 30 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 98-95 win over the Utah Jazz; it was the first 30/20/10 game by any NBA player in four years, and only the third since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1976. On January 30, Jokić was selected to his second consecutive All-Star node, becoming the first Nugget since Carmelo Anthony in 2011 to have back-to-back honors. Wikipedia
Nicknamed "Joker", Jokić was selected with the 41st overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2014 NBA draft. He was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2016. In the 2018–19 NBA season, while leading the Nuggets to the Conference Semifinals, he received his first All-Star and All-NBA First Team selections. Jokić ranks among the top 10 on the all-time list of the NBA players with the most triple-doubles, becomes the leading European player, while he holds the fastest triple-double record (for 14 minutes and 33 seconds). He also won an Olympic silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games.
On November 8, 2019, Jokić made a game-winning jumper against the Philadelphia 76ers with 1.2 seconds remaining, to give the Nuggets a 98-97 victory, rallying from a 21-point deficit. In the very next game, he hit yet another game-winning jumper, just two days later, in a 100-98 overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. On January 6, 2020, Jokić scored a career-high 47 points against Atlanta Hawks in a 123–115 away win.On February 4, he recorded 30 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 98-95 win over the Utah Jazz; it was the first 30/20/10 game by any NBA player in four years, and only the third since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1976. On January 30, Jokić was selected to his second consecutive All-Star node, becoming the first Nugget since Carmelo Anthony in 2011 to have back-to-back honors. Wikipedia
Nikola Jokić Age
February 19, 1995
Sun Sign
Pisces
Nikola Jokić Height
7 ft or 213.5 cm
