He was named both ABA League Top Prospect and Adriatic League Most Valuable Player for the regular season.
In 24 games, he provided a league-leading 15.4 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, along with 3.5 assists. The center took a more prominent role in his final season in Serbia. In 2013-14, Jokic played more significant minutes and put up 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He averaged 7.1 points and 5.0 rebounds as Serbia took second place. Nikola Jokic averaged 19.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game in his 527-game career with the Denver Nuggets.
After the season, the seven-footer gained more experience by playing with the Serbian Under-19 national basketball team in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Nikola Jokic Born: February 19, 1995, RS Position: C Drafted: 2014, Round 2 Pick 11, 41 Overall Height: 610' Weight: 250 Career: 21-22. As a 17-year-old, he mostly played for the junior team, but he did appear in five games and averaged 10.2 minutes. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram When Jokic was a teenager, he played for Mega Basket in the Adriatic Basketball Association. HoopsHype writers and editors ranked the Top 22 centers in the NBA entering the 2021-22 season, with MVP winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets coming in at No. Stats line (per game): 26.3 points, 13.6 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 0.9 blocks, 1.4 steals. Nikola Jokic signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets. Get the latest player news, stats, injury history and updates for Center Nikola Joki (30078) - of the Denver Nuggets on NBC Sports Edge. Jokic's charity work includes celebrity appearances at the LuBird's Light Foundation in Colorado and Basketball without Borders in Serbia. The Denver Nuggets selected Nikola Jokic in Round 2 with Pick 11 in the 2014 NBA Draft. He quickly dominated and drew interest from larger market teams. Jokic played youth basketball at Vojvodina Srbijagas. Jokic has two older brothers, one of whom played basketball at the University of Detroit. Nikola Jokic Nuggets 15 C HT/WT 2.11 m, 128 kg DOB (26) Draft Info 2014: Rd 2, Pk 41 (DEN) Status Day-To-Day Experience 5th Season 2021-22 season stats PTS 26.8 Tied-7th REB 13.5 3rd AST. Jokic was born in 1995 in Sombor, Serbia.