Nikola Jokic is a professional basketball player who currently plays center for the Denver Nuggets. The Serbian-born player is a four-time All-NBA Team player and two-time NBA MVP recipient. Get all of the latest Nikola Jokic stats and news here!
Jokic played in different Serbian leagues before being drafted 41st overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. At the end of his rookie season he finished third in the 2016 NBA Rookie of the Year voting and earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors. He continued to improve his second year in the league and had his real breakout year in the 2018-19 season when he was named to his first All-Star team and All-NBA team.
In 2018, Jokic signed a five-year $148 million contract extension with the Nuggets, and in 2022 he signed another five-year contract extension with the Nuggets worth $264 million. This is the richest deal in NBA history.
Nikola Jokic’s wife is Natalija Macesic and the two share a daughter.