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'''Nikola Jokić''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Никола Јокић}}; born 19 February, 1995) is a Serbian professional ] player who plays for ] of the ]. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=11}}, he plays at the ] position. He was selected with the 41st overall pick by the ] in the ]. | ||
| ==Professional career== | ==Professional career== | ||
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| File:Nikola Jokić.jpgJokić with Mega against MZT in 2014. | |||||||||||||||
| No. 15 – Mega Leks | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | Serbian League Adriatic League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29) Sombor, FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2014: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Mega Vizura / Leks | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Nikola Jokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић; born 19 February, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Mega Leks of the Serbian League. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays at the center position. He was selected with the 41st overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2014 NBA draft.
Professional career
In 2012, Jokić signed with Mega Vizura but played mostly for their junior team in 2012–13. In 2013–14, he played 13 games for Mega Vizura in the Serbian League and 25 games in the Adriatic League.
On June 26, 2014, Jokić was selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.
Following the selection in the NBA draft and departure of Ratko Varda, he became one of the team leaders in the 2014–15 season. In the first game of the ABA League, he led his team to a 103–98 victory 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, 2014, 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.
Serbian national team
Jokić has been a member of the Serbian U-19 national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Czech Republic. Over 8 tournament games, he averaged 7.1 points, 5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
References
- Carbaugh, Dane (June 26, 2014). "Denver takes Nikola Jokic with the No. 41 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft". SBNation.com. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- "Jokić, Miljenović nadjačali MZT". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- "Overtime win for Mega, Jokić with index 44!". abaliga.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- "Round 1 MVP - Nikola Jokić (Mega Vizura)". abaliga.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- "Mega Vizura won, Jokić dominated". abaliga.com. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- "MVP: Nikola Jokić (Mega Vizura – val. 40)". abaliga.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- "Nikola JOKIC Player Profile". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
External links
- Nikola Jokić at abaliga.com
- Nikola Jokić at draftexpress.com
- Nikola Jokić at eurobasket.com
- Nikola Jokić at NBA.com
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