Born on February 19, 1995, in Sombor, Serbia, Nikola Jokic is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays as a Center for the Denver Nuggets and will be playing in his 9th NBA season. Jokic began his professional career with the Serbian team Mega Basket in 2012 and played there for two seasons before declaring for the NBA draft. The Nuggets selected Jokic in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft.
Jokic is well known for his all-around skills as a center, including his shooting and rebounding abilities. His exceptional post-game and playmaking ability has led Nuggets to win the Western Conference finals, advancing to the NBA finals in 2023.
How many career points does Nikola Jokic have?
The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) has scored a total of 12,054 career points in his NBA career and will continue to score more as he still has a lot of years left in him.
The Nuggets superstar has been named an NBA All-star five times consecutively from 2019-2023. He is the NBA Western Conference finals MVP of 2023 and the NBA's Most valuable player (MVP) for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He is the first Nuggets player to receive the award.
The European center is the lowest draft pick in the NBA winning the MVP award and is the first Center since Shaquille O’Neal in 2000 to win the NBA MVP award.
What is Nikola Jokic's career high?
Nikola Jokic played a career high 50-point game against the Sacramento Kings on February 6, 2021. Plus, Jokic has posted a 40-point game 17 times in the NBA. All these impressive stats have forced the Denver Nuggets to offer the Serbian player the one of the highest contract extension of all time in NBA history.
Nikola Jokic Playoff points
Since the career statistics of NBA players do not take into consideration the points scored in the postseason, those numbers are not recorded in the above statistics. Joikc has been to the playoffs with the Nuggets on five occasions till date. In those five years, he put up 352 points in 14 games, 464 points in 19 games, 298 points in 10 games, 155 points in 5 games, and his best ever performance coming in the 2022-23 season where he scored 600 points in 20 games leading the team to their first ever NBA Championship.
FAQs
Q. Which pick was Nikola Jokic selected with?
A. Nikola Jokic was a second-round pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.
A. Nikola Jokic was a second-round pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.
Q. Who won the 2023 Western Conference Finals MVP?
A. Nikola Jokic won the Western Conference Finals MVP for the 2022-23 season.
A. Nikola Jokic won the Western Conference Finals MVP for the 2022-23 season.
Q. Who has the most NBA finals MVPs?
A. Former Chicago Bulls and NBA legend, Michael Jordan has the most Finals MVPs having won six of them.
A. Former Chicago Bulls and NBA legend, Michael Jordan has the most Finals MVPs having won six of them.
Q. Nikola Jokic's height and weight?
A. The Serbian player is 6 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 129 kg or 284 lb, this physical attribute has helped Jokic to play with more physicality which we can see most players are using in the modern NBA.
A. The Serbian player is 6 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 129 kg or 284 lb, this physical attribute has helped Jokic to play with more physicality which we can see most players are using in the modern NBA.
Q. How many brothers does Jokic have?
A. Nikola Jokic has two brothers, Nemanja Jokic and Strahinja Jokic. Both have basketball as their background and are a decade older than Jokic.
A. Nikola Jokic has two brothers, Nemanja Jokic and Strahinja Jokic. Both have basketball as their background and are a decade older than Jokic.
