Vitals
- Position: Center · Height: 6-11 · Weight: 284
- Draft: 2014, Round 2, Pick 41 by the Denver Nuggets
- Experience: 11 seasons · Nationality: Serbia
- Contract: PO-2027; UFA-2028. Denver drafted Jokic 41st overall in the second round of the 2014 draft. He signed a multi-year extension on July 8, 2022 and holds a player option for 2027 before unrestricted free agency in 2028.
Stats
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.0 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 45.2 | 21.7 | 85.0 |
Per-game averages, 2026-27 season. Stats as of October 30, 2026. Sources: Basketball-Reference, cross-checked against ESPN.
Full career stats
| Season | Team | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | DEN | 80 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 73 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 57.8 | 32.4 | 82.5 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 75 | 18.5 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 49.9 | 39.6 | 85.0 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 80 | 20.1 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 73 | 19.9 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 72 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 74 | 27.1 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 58.3 | 33.7 | 81.0 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 69 | 24.5 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 63.2 | 38.3 | 82.2 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 79 | 26.4 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 58.3 | 35.9 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 70 | 29.6 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 57.6 | 41.7 | 80.0 |
| 2025-26 | DEN | 65 | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 56.9 | 38.0 | 83.1 |
| 2026-27 | DEN | 4 | 22.0 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 45.2 | 21.7 | 85.0 |
| Career | 814 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 55.6 | 35.6 | 82.5 |
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Role
Jokic is the best player in the world and Denver's starting center. He averaged 27.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.7 assists in 2025-26, leading the league in both rebounds and assists per game. Everything Denver does on offense runs through his passing, scoring and decision-making at the elbows and on the short roll.
How he got here
Denver drafted Jokic 41st overall in the second round of the 2014 draft. He signed a multi-year extension on July 8, 2022 and holds a player option for 2027 before unrestricted free agency in 2028.
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Roster and contract details via RealGM, October 2026. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.