Denver Nuggets (since 2015) The Denver Nuggets selected Jokić with the 41st overall choice in the 2014 NBA draft on June 26, 2014.
Season 2015–16 Jokić played one season after being drafted before joining the Denver Nuggets in the summer of 2015. He inked a deal with the Nuggets on July 28, 2015, following his five summer league games for the team, where he averaged 8.0 points and 6.2 rebounds. He recorded a then-season-best 23 points and 12 rebounds on November 18, 2015, against the San Antonio Spurs, in a 109-98 loss. He had a career-high nine assists in a 95–92 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on January 10, 2016.
He scored a career-high 27 points and pulled down 14 rebounds against the Toronto Raptors on February 1. He recorded a career-high 15 rebounds on April 8 during a 102–98 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team at the conclusion of the season and placed third in the 2016 NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting. Season 2016–17 On October 29, 2016, Jokić played in a 115-113 overtime loss against the Portland Trail Blazers and finished with a career-high 17 rebounds and 23 points. On November 12, Jokić, who had started the season’s first eight games, was benched. He continued to start the following 14 games off the bench. On December 12, in a 112–92 defeat to the Dallas Mavericks, he recorded a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds while playing off the bench.
He nearly had a triple-double on December 19, scoring 27 points, pulling down 15 rebounds, and dishing out nine assists in a 117-107 victory over Dallas.
On December 28, he nearly recorded a triple-double again, with 16 points, 11 assists, and 8 rebounds in a 105-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He had a career-high 30 points in a 125–112 victory over the Orlando Magic on January 16, 2017. Three days later, he exceeded that total with 35 points in a 118-104 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. In a 121-117 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on February 3, 2017, he achieved his first career triple-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists.
He had a career-high 40 points on February 10, 2017, helping the Nuggets defeat the New York Knicks 131–123. He added nine rebounds, five assists, and made 17 of 23 shots from the field.
Three days later, in a 132–110 victory over the Golden State Warriors, he recorded his second career triple-double, setting career highs with 12 assists, 21 rebounds, and 17 points. In a 125–107 victory over the Chicago Bulls on February 28, 2017, he earned his third career triple-double with 19 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists. Within 13 games the next night, he recorded his fourth career triple-double and his second consecutive one. Against the Milwaukee Bucks, he finished with 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 110–98 victory.
In a 129-114 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on March 16, 2017, he earned his fifth triple-double of the year with 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists. In a 122–114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on March 31, 2017, he earned his sixth triple-double of the year with 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. Against the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 12, Jokić recorded a 29-point, 16-rebound, and eight-assist performance to close up the season with a 111-105 victory.
His six triple-doubles this season were in fourth place behind LeBron James (13), James Harden (22) and Russell Westbrook (42). He placed second in both the 2017 NBA Most Improved Player Award and the 2017 Assist of the Year voting at the conclusion of the season. Season Jokić in 2017–18 On November 7, 2017, Jokić led the team to a 112–104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets with a career-high 41 points. For the games played from Monday, November 6 to Sunday, November 12, he was named the Western Conference Player of the Week on November 13.
He was named Player of the Week for the first time since Ty Lawson in March 2013, making him the 17th Nugget in team history to do so. Jokić missed seven games in early December due to a sprained left ankle. In a 124–114 loss against the Golden State Warriors on January 8, he recorded his first triple-double of the year with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. With 1:54 left in the second quarter on February 15, Jokić tallied 30 points, 15 rebounds, and a career-high 17 assists, achieving a triple-double against the Milwaukee Bucks. The team won 134–123.
In 14 minutes and 33 seconds, he accomplished the fastest triple-double in NBA history, surpassing Jim Tucker’s previous mark of 17 minutes set in 1955. In a 122–119 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on February 23, he earned his third consecutive triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. He scored thirty-six points and pulled down thirteen rebounds in a 113–108 loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 7.
In a 120-113 victory over the Detroit Pistons on March 15, he earned his eighth triple-double of the year with 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, setting a record for the most triple-doubles by a Nuggets player in a season since Fat Lever had nine in 1988–89. He scored 35 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in a 128-125 overtime victory over the Bucks on April 1.
He received his second Player of the Week nomination of the season on April 9 when he was awarded Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, April 2 to Sunday, April 8. Later that day, he defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 88-82, recording 15 points, a season-high 20 rebounds, and 11 assists to achieve his 16th career triple-double and his 10th of the current year. On April 11, 2018, in the Nuggets’ final game of the regular season against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jokić finished with 35 points and 10 rebounds in an overtime loss. He had seven 30-point performances this season.
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