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Nikola Jokić was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 41st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft on the 26th of June 2014. His selection was announced on a news ticker at the bottom of the ESPN broadcast and was famously overshadowed by a Taco Bell commercial airing at the same time.
Nikola Jokić has won three NBA Most Valuable Player awards, for the 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2023-24 seasons. He became only the ninth player in NBA history to win the award at least three times.
Yes. Jokić led the Denver Nuggets to their first NBA championship in franchise history in the 2022-23 season, defeating the Miami Heat. He was unanimously voted Finals MVP and became the first player in history to lead an entire postseason in total points (600), total rebounds (269), and total assists (186).
Nikola Jokić holds the record for the fastest triple-double in NBA history, achieving the feat in 14 minutes and 33 seconds on the 15th of February 2018, against the Milwaukee Bucks. This surpassed Jim Tucker's previous record of 17 minutes, set in 1955.
Nikola Jokić was born on the 19th of February 1995, in Sombor, a city in the northern part of Serbia. He grew up in a two-bedroom apartment with his parents, grandmother, and two older brothers.
In the 2024-25 season, Jokić became the third player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a full season, joining Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook. He set a career high with 61 points against Minnesota on the 1st of April 2025, which also became the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history. He surpassed Wilt Chamberlain's single-season record for triple-doubles by a center with 32, and finished with 34.