Nikola Jokić
Jokić with Mega in February 2014
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| No. 15 – Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center / Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||
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February 19, 1995 Sombor, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
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| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012–2015 | Mega Basket | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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Nikola Jokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић; born 19 February 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 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he plays at the center position. He was selected with the 41st overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2014 NBA draft.
In the summer of 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. In the 2013–14 season, he saw many 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. He also played 13 games with the team in the Serbian League.
Following the selection in the 2014 NBA draft and the departure of Ratko Varda, he became one of the team leaders in the 2014–15 season. In the first game of the Adriatic League, he led his team to a 103–98 win over MZT Skopje, by scoring 27 points and grabbing 15 rebounds for a total index rating of 44. He was named the MVP of the Round 1. On November 3, he recorded 17 points, 12 rebounds and season-high 8 assists for a total index rating of 40, in a 90–84 victory over Zadar. For such performance, he was named the MVP of the Round 6. On February 7, he scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a 77–88 loss to Szolnoki Olaj. He was named the MVP of the Round for the third time in a season. For his performances over the month, he was named the MVP for February, having averaged 21.7 points and 12.3 rebounds per game. On March 21, he scored season-high 28 points and added 15 rebounds to help his team win with 100–96 over Igokea. He was named the MVP of the Round 26, his fourth Round MVP award over the season. Even though Mega Leks finished in 10th place in the Adriatic League, Jokić became one the league's most valuable players. Over 24 games played, he averaged 15.4 points, league-leading 9.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, while leading the league with the index rating of 22. On March 26, he was officially named the Adriatic League regular season MVP. He was also named the ABA League Top Prospect for the 2014–15 season.
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