Nikola

Jokic

#15

Nikola Jokic

Height : 6' 11" · Weight : 284 lbs · Age : 31

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Denver Nuggets	65	65	34.8	9.9-17.4	56.9	1.7-4.5	38.0	6.1-7.4
2024-25	Denver Nuggets	70	70	36.7	11.2-19.5	57.6	2.0-4.7	41.7	5.2-6.4
2023-24	Denver Nuggets	79	79	34.6	10.4-17.9	58.3	1.1-2.9	35.9	4.5-5.5
2022-23	Denver Nuggets	69	69	33.7	9.4-14.8	63.2	0.8-2.2	38.3	4.9-6.0
2021-22	Denver Nuggets	74	74	33.5	10.3-17.7	58.3	1.3-3.9	33.7	5.1-6.3
2020-21	Denver Nuggets	72	72	34.6	10.2-18.0	56.6	1.3-3.3	38.8	4.8-5.5
2019-20	Denver Nuggets	73	73	32.0	7.7-14.7	52.8	1.1-3.5	31.4	3.4-4.1
2018-19	Denver Nuggets	80	80	31.3	7.7-15.1	51.1	1.0-3.4	30.7	3.6-4.4
2017-18	Denver Nuggets	75	73	32.5	6.7-13.5	49.9	1.5-3.7	39.6	3.5-4.2
2016-17	Denver Nuggets	73	59	27.9	6.8-11.7	57.8	0.6-1.9	32.4	2.6-3.1
2015-16	Denver Nuggets	80	55	21.7	3.8-7.5	51.2	0.4-1.1	33.3	1.9-2.4

ContractDenver Nuggets payroll →

This season: 59.03 M$
Seasons left: 2 · through 2027-28
Total remaining: 121.9 M$

2026-27
59.03 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
62.84 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2025-26CentersNBA stats →

Points

27.7

Rebounds

12.9

Assists

10.7

TS%

67.0 %

Usage

30.4 %

PER

32.3

WS/48

.316

On/off +/−

+13.5

Minutes

34.8

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

25.5

Points/game

26.6

Games

WAR 2025-26

24.8

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+14)

2022-2323.8 WAR · 20.5 per 2,000 min
2023-2428.6 WAR · 20.9 per 2,000 min
2024-2526.5 WAR · 20.6 per 2,000 min
2025-2624.8 WAR · 21.9 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+14 · 30 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Star

SCO: Scoring; 93
SHT: Shooting; 96
FIN: Finishing; 77
PLY: Playmaking; 96
BAL: Ball security; 64
REB: Rebounding; 82
DEF: Defense; 93
DUR: Durability; 79
EX: Experience; 84

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

24.8

#1 of 51 regular centers

PAL Rating

97 / 100

#2 of 51 regular centers

Value Rating

100 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 74 · salary $59.0M

PAL: dimensions

Impact99

Scoring99

Playmaking99

Shooting99

Rebounding81

Defense97

Where WAR comes from

VORP+9.2

BPM (per 100 possessions)+14.2

Offensive BPM+10.1

Defensive BPM+4.1

Win Shares+14.9

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

11.5 pi

35th percentile

At the rim

75.5 %

66th percentile

Rim share

21.6 %

19th percentile

Midrange

53.3 %

85th percentile

Three-point

.380

78th percentile

3PA share

26.1 %

56th percentile

Corner threes

55.6 %

91th percentile

Free throws

.831

95th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	DEN	27.7	24.8	97	93	67.0	.380	26.1
2024-25	DEN	29.6	26.5	99	96	66.3	.417	24.3
2023-24	DEN	26.4	28.6	99	92	65.0	.359	16.4
2022-23	DEN	24.5	23.8	99	96	70.1	.383	14.6
2021-22	DEN	27.1	26.5	99	96	66.1	.337	22.0

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 1Playoffs	@ MIN	L 110-98	43	28	9	10	0	1	11-19	1-5
Apr 28Playoffs	vs MIN	W 125-113	38	27	12	16	0	2	9-15	1-4
Apr 26Playoffs	@ MIN	L 112-96	41	24	15	9	3	1	8-22	0-3
Apr 24Playoffs	@ MIN	L 113-96	35	27	15	3	2	0	7-26	2-10
Apr 21Playoffs	vs MIN	L 119-114	40	24	15	8	0	1	8-20	1-7
Apr 18Playoffs	vs MIN	W 116-105	40	25	13	11	1	0	11-19	2-7
Apr 13	@ SAS	W 128-118	18	23	8	1	0	1	7-12	1-2
Apr 9	vs MEM	W 136-119	31	14	16	10	2	0	5-8	0-1
Apr 7	vs POR	W 137-132 OT	43	35	14	13	5	2	15-31	1-5
Apr 4	vs SAS	W 136-134 OT	44	40	8	13	0	3	13-25	1-5