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Nikola Jokić is a Serbian professional basketball player who is widely considered one of the best players in the world. He matters because of his exceptional skills and achievements in basketball, which have made him a significant figure in the sport both internationally and in major professional leagues.
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Key facts
- Position
- Center
- League
- NBA
- Born
- ( 1995-02-19 ) February 19, 1995 (age 31) , Sombor , Serbia , FR Yugoslavia
- Nationality
- Serbian
- Listed height
- 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
- Listed weight
- 284 lb (129 kg)
- Nba draft
- 2014 : 2nd round, 41st overall pick
- Drafted by
- Denver Nuggets
- Playing career
- 2012–present
- 2012 2015
- Mega Basket
- 2015 present
- Denver Nuggets
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nikola
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Serbia
- Place of birth
- Sombor
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- Serbian
- Participant in
- 2015–16 NBA season
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Serbia men's national basketball team
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- Serbia
- Mass
- 113
- Image
- Nikola Jokic free throw (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 208
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- Commons category
- Nikola Jokić
- date of birth
- 1995-02-19
- drafted by
- Denver Nuggets
- sport number
- 15
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- medical condition
- COVID-19
- nickname
- Joker
- different from
- Nikola Jović
- name in native language
- Никола Јокић
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Encyclopedic overview
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. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Jokić has been named to the All-NBA Team on eight occasions (including six 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 is second 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.
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