Nikola Jokic is arguably the best player in the world today, and he is one of the most unique players we have ever seen in the NBA. He’s not your typical muscular center, with bruising Shaq like strength. Instead, he plays slow, at his own pace, passes like Magic Johnson, can rebound the ball, and scoring in ways that we have never seen before. Jokic is on a triple-double watch every single time he’s on the floor, and that makes him the most dangerous player to go up against. Defenders have tried, and nobody has figured out why they can’t stop him. He is one of the most complete players in the NBA, who has zero offensive flaws. While his defense lacks a little, he more than makes up for it through his offense.
Jokic has been selected to the All-Star team 7 times, made the All-NBA team 6 times, and is a 3x regular season MVP. The Joker is in the peak of his prime and is trying to win his second championship with the Denver Nuggets.
NIKOLA JOKIĆ, HISTORYMAKER!
— NBA (@NBA) April 17, 2025
🃏 29.6 PPG (3rd in NBA)
🃏 12.7 RPG (3rd in NBA)
🃏 10.2 APG (2nd in NBA)
Since per-game stats began in 1969-70, Nikola Jokić is the FIRST player to finish top 3 in PPG, RPG, & APG in a single season 🤯 pic.twitter.com/19advhKc3c
Nikola Jokic has been to the playoffs 7 times in his 10 year NBA career. He first playoff appearance came in the 2018-2019 season where he faced Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers, the series was extremely close and Jokic averaged 25.1 points per game. However, the Trail Blazers came out on top in 7 games, knocking the Nuggets out. The following season, in the NBA bubble, Jokic and the Nuggets looked dangerous as they went all the way into the Western Conference Finals, but they ultimately lost against the eventual champions, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Then on everybody knew that the Nuggets were the up and coming team, and in the 2022-2023 season, they went on to win the Larry O’Brien trophy, defeating the Miami Heat in 5 games. Jokic averaged 30.0 points in their championship run, winning his first finals MVP.
FINALS M-V-P 🏆
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 13, 2023
Nikola Jokić becomes the lowest drafted NBA player ever to win the Finals MVP award 👏 pic.twitter.com/ppZBuUoMSl
In the 2023-2024 season, we saw the Minnesota Timberwolves pull off a huge upset against the Nuggets as they beat them in seven games. This season, in 2024-2025, Jokic has led the way yet again, and they have already taken a 1-0 lead against the Clippers in the first round of the playoffs.
Nikola Jokic has played in 10 NBA seasons so far and has played in 15 playoff series so far, with a total of 81 games played in the postseason. He currently has a 9 playoff series thus far and has lost 5, giving him a win percentage of 64.3%.
| Season | Record |
| 2018-19 | 7-7 |
| 2019-20 | 8-10 |
| 2020-21 | 4-6 |
| 2021-22 | 1-4 |
| 2022-23 | 16-4 |
| 2023-24 | 7-5 |
| 2024-25 | TBD |
Nikola Jokic has been to the NBA Finals once in his 10 year NBA career, and he ended up winning his first and only champion in the same year in 2022-2023 season. Since then the Nuggets were knocked out of the playoffs last season, and will be looking forward to getting back to the Finals this season in 2024-2025.
Also Read: LeBron James NBA Playoff Record- What Is the King’s Win-Loss Record in the Playoffs?
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