Nikola Jokic
Three-Time MVP (2021-24) · 2021–2024
Jokic's elite Playmaking (97) and elite Versatility (92) define this era.
Trophy Case
2021, 2022, 2024
3× MVP — first center to win three since Kareem
2023
Beat the Heat 4-1 — Denver's first NBA title in franchise history
2023
Averaged 30/14/7 — a triple-double machine in the Finals
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
6 selections — the most unique offensive player in NBA history
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
4 consecutive selections — the most unique offensive player ever
Signature Moments
2023 Championship — The Joker Wins It All
Jokic led the Nuggets to their first championship in franchise history, winning Finals MVP with averages of 30.2/14.0/7.2. He dismantled the Heat in 5 games. A second-round pick from Serbia became the best player in basketball.
A second-round pick, pick 41, won the championship and Finals MVP. He was drafted behind 40 other players. All 40 teams were wrong.
Three MVPs in Four Years
Jokic won three MVP awards in four seasons (2021, 2022, 2024), joining only Larry Bird and Bill Russell in that rarefied air. He averaged a near triple-double every season and redefined what a center could be — a 7-foot point guard who saw passes before they existed.
Three MVPs for a guy who eats Coca-Cola and plays horse racing sims. He doesn't look like an athlete. He plays like the greatest passer who ever lived.
The 2023 Playoff Run — Historic Dominance
Jokic averaged 30.0/13.5/9.5 through the entire 2023 playoffs — the most complete statistical playoff run since Oscar Robertson. He had a triple-double in 4 of 5 Finals games. He made the hardest plays look effortless, like a chess grandmaster playing speed chess.
The most efficient, complete playoff run by a big man since Hakeem in 1994. He never looked tired. He never looked rushed. He just solved every defense.
Record-Breaking Performances
The games and seasons that rewrote history
2023 NBA Finals: Triple-Double Average
Jokic turned the "centers can't run an offense" narrative on its head. He was the point guard, the post scorer, and the rebounder — all in one. He made Jimmy Butler look helpless, and Butler had just eliminated Boston and New York.
No center in NBA history had ever averaged this stat line in the Finals. Jokic did it in 5 games.
Jokic was drafted 41st overall in 2014. A decade later, he was running the most efficient offense in Finals history. The 2023 Nuggets lost 0 games at home in the entire playoffs.
Career Numbers
Playoff PPG
2023 Finals: 30.2 PPG, 14.0 RPG, 7.2 APG — first center triple-double average in Finals
26.7
Assists Per Game
Best passing center in NBA history
7.0
Field Goal %
Elite efficiency
.559
Points Per Game
Career average and climbing
20.7
Rebounds Per Game
10.4
Triple Doubles
4th all-time and climbing fast
130
Season Stats · Three-Time MVP (2021-24)
Engine Attributes
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