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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | Serbian League Adriatic League | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2012–present | Mega Vizura / Leks | ||||||||||||||
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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
Mega Vizura (2012–present)
In the summer of 2012, Jokić signed a contract with Mega Vizura, although in the first season with the team he played mostly for their junior team in 2012–13. In the 2013–14 season, he saw many more minutes on the court for the senior team. Over 25 Adriatic League games, he averaged 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He also played 13 games with the team in the Serbian 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 the departure of Ratko Varda, he became one of the team leaders in the 2014–15 season. In the first game of the Adriatic League, he led his team to a 103–98 win 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, 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. On March 21, he scored season-high 28 points and added 15 rebounds to help his team win with 100–96 over Igokea. He was named the MVP of the Round 26, his sixth Round MVP award over the season. Even though Mega Leks finished in 10th place in the Adriatic League, Jokić became one the league's most valuable players. Over 24 games played, he averaged 15.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, while leading the league with the index rating of 22.
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.
- "Mega Leks at Igokea Full Statistics". abaliga.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- "MVP: Nikola Jokić (Mega Leks – val. 39)". abaliga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- "Individual Statistics - Season 2014/15". abaliga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- "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 euroleague.net
- Nikola Jokić at nba.com
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