#15C · Denver Nuggets
Height
6'11"
Weight
284 lbs
Age
31
Experience
10 yrs
Grade this player:
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
|---|
| FG% |
|---|
| 3PT% |
|---|
| FT% |
|---|
| Career |  | 810 | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 56.9% | 36.2% | 82.5% |
| 2025-26 | | 65 | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 56.9% | 38.0% | 83.1% |
| 2024-25 | | 70 | 29.6 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 57.6% | 41.7% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | | 79 | 26.4 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 58.3% | 35.9% | 81.7% |
| 2022-23 | | 69 | 24.5 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 63.2% | 38.3% | 82.2% |
| 2021-22 | | 74 | 27.1 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 58.3% | 33.7% | 81.0% |
| 2020-21 | | 72 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 56.6% | 38.8% | 86.8% |
| 2019-20 | | 73 | 19.9 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 52.8% | 31.4% | 81.7% |
| 2018-19 | | 80 | 20.1 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 51.1% | 30.7% | 82.1% |
| 2017-18 | | 75 | 18.5 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 49.9% | 39.6% | 85.0% |
| 2016-17 | | 73 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 57.8% | 32.4% | 82.5% |
| 2015-16 | | 80 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 51.2% | 33.3% | 81.1% |
| Date | OPP | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 4/13 | @ SAS | W 128-118 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Thu, 4/9 | vs MEM | W 136-119 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | +24 |
| Tue, 4/7 | vs POR | W 137-132 | 43 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 15-31 | 1-5 | +5 |
Length
3 years
Total Value
$114.3M
Guaranteed
$114.3M
AAV
$38.1M/yr
Nikola Jokic's contract with the Denver Nuggets grades as a B+ CVI — the team is getting good return on this investment relative to other centers around the league. Nikola's on-court production grades out in the upper tier of NBA centers, grading him as an elite performer at the position. As a max contract, Nikola's salary is capped by the CBA — meaning the CVI reflects whether production justifies the highest possible investment a team can make in a single player. The production-to-cost ratio is favorable — solid output at a reasonable price point represents good asset management. At 31, Nikola is on the back end of his prime — the contract value depends on how well he maintains production as age-related decline typically accelerates. The 3-year contract represents a moderate investment with room to exit if needed.
Nikola Jokic is playing at an elite level this season, earning an A Performance grade. Among NBA centers, he's producing at an All-Star or All-NBA caliber. He's averaging 27.7 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 10.7 assists through 810 games — carrying a significant offensive load. Nikola's strongest area is APG at 10.7, which compares favorably to the center median of 4.0. The biggest area for growth is FG% at 56.9 (center median: 46.0). Among 97 NBA centers graded this season, Nikola ranks 2nd. Nikola is a cornerstone of the Denver Nuggets' roster and is performing at a level that warrants his place among the league's best.
Nikola Jokic commands an A+ sentiment grade that few athletes at any level could claim, and heading into the playoff stretch with Denver sitting as the third seed in the West, the public and media consensus around him remains as airtight as it gets. The driving force behind that narrative is his generational standing — three MVP awards, a Finals MVP, back-to-back All-NBA 1st Team selections in 2024 and 2025, and a 2025-26 season in which he is averaging 27.7 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 10.7 assists across 65 games — with coverage consistently framing his performances against historic benchmarks rather than conventional ones. The one crack in the armor is self-inflicted: Jokic has publicly characterized his own season as "inconsistent," a candid admission that has gently cooled MVP conversation, though the framing around it is almost universally admiring rather than critical — the read is that he holds himself to an impossibly high standard, not that anything is genuinely wrong. That sentiment holds even as the performance grade has ticked from A+ down to A over the last 30 days, a minor divergence that speaks to the enormous goodwill and credibility he has built rather than any meaningful shift in how the public views him. Roster activity has added a layer of uncertainty to the broader organizational picture — reports of a potential roster cut involving a high-dollar player alongside a looming Jokic extension create some noise — but none of that has touched how fans and media perceive Jokic himself, whose public declaration that he wants to be a Nugget forever has only reinforced his image as a franchise cornerstone. The bottom line is that Jokic's narrative sits in the rare space where even his self-criticism becomes evidence of greatness, and with the playoffs underway and Denver riding a 12-game winning streak, the sentiment around him is not just positive — it is reverential.
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