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Nikola Jokić's contract, salary, wife, brothers, height, age, and MVPs
Babu Tendu, Cyprine Apindi
updated at August 21, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Nikola Jokić's contract with the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is considered one of the biggest steals in the history of the NBA. Jokić plays as a centre for his team and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Did you know his nicknames are Joker or Big Honey?
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Nikola Jokić's contract extension with the Denver Nuggets in 2022 was historic. He signed up to be with the team for an additional five years. Discover more details today.
Profile summary
Full name | Nikola Jokić (Никола Јокић) |
Nicknames | Joker or Big Honey |
Gender | Male |
Date of birth | 19th February 1995 |
Age | 28 years (as of 2023) |
Place of birth | Sombor, West Bačka, Vojvodina, Serbia |
Current residence | Denver, Colorado, United States of America |
Nationality | Serbian |
Ethnicity | White (Serbian) |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Religion | Christianity |
Sexuality | Straight |
Height | 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) |
Weight | 284lb (129 kg) |
Hair colour | Brown |
Eye colour | Blue |
Marital status | Married |
Spouse | Natalija Mačešić |
Children | 1 |
Father | Branislav Jokić |
Mother | Nikolina Jokić |
Siblings | 2 |
Profession | Basketball player |
Nikola Jokić's contract
Nikola Jokić is a professional basketball player who plays as a centre for the Denver Nuggets. He joined the team in 2015 and is still part of it.
How long is Nikola Jokić's new contract? The basketballer signed a five-year contract extension with the team in 2022. The contract will last until 2028.
The 2022 extension made him the most expensive player in NBA history. According to the contract, Jokić would be taking home $272,020,000 over five years.
The basketballer will be earning an average annual salary of $54,404,000 until 2028. Currently, Nikola Jokić's net worth is $50 million.
Is Jokić the highest-paid NBA player?
No, he is the second-highest. The highest-paid NBA player is Jaylen Brown, a point guard for the Boston Celtics. His extension is the largest contract in NBA history, with a total value of $304,000,000 and an average annual value of $60,800,000. His contract will run until 2029.
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Jokić's contract makes him the second-highest-paid NBA player. His average annual value is $54,404,000 until the contract expires in 2028.
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How old is Nikola Jokić?
Nikola Jokić's age is 28 years as of 2023. The professional basketballer was born on 19th February 1995, and his Zodiac sign is Pisces.
Where is Nikola Jokić from?
The Denver Nuggets player is from Serbia, and his nationality is Serbian. He was born in Sombor, West Bačka, Vojvodina, and is currently based in Denver, Colorado, United States of America. He intends to go back to Sombor after his career is over.
How many brothers does Jokić have?
The basketball player has two older brothers. Their names are Strahinja and Nemanja, and they are a decade older than he is.
The three boys were born and raised by their parents, Branislav and Nikolina Jokić. Branislav, his dad, was an agricultural engineer. The boys grew up in a small two-bedroom apartment that housed them, their parents, and their grandmother.
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Strahinja and Nemanja played basketball in Serbia and introduced their younger brother to the game. Nemanja played college basketball for Detroit Mercy and C.W. Post. He also played for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Steamers in the Premier Basketball League.
Career
The basketballer started his career at Vojvodina Srbijagas. In 2012-13, he was in the Mega Vizura junior team. At 17, he played five games in the Serbian League.
The athlete was a member of the Serbian U-19 national basketball team. His team bagged the silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
ABA league stats
The basketballer played in the ABA league with the Mega Basket team from 2013 to 2015. Below are his stats.
Year | Games played | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Points per game |
2013–14 | 26 | 6.4 | 2 | 11.4 |
2014–15 | 24 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 15.4 |
On 26th June 2014, Jokić was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 41st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. One season after being drafted, he joined the Denver Nuggets.
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He has recorded impressive stats with the Denver Nuggets since joining the team in 2015. In 2016, he represented his home country at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
He and his home country won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 24th May 2019, the basketballer announced he would play for his home country at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Serbia finished in fifth place.
He got his first MVP award in the 2020–21 season and the second in the 2021–22 season. On 15th June 2022, he announced he would return to the Serbia national team after being away for three years. His team lost in the 16th round. Check out his NBA stats below.
NBA regular season stats
The basketballer has played for the NBA's Denver Nuggets since 2015. Below are his regular season statistics.
Year | Games played | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Points per game |
2015–16 | 80 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 10.0 |
2016–17 | 73 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 16.7 |
2017–18 | 75 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 18.5 |
2018–19 | 80 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 20.1 |
2019–20 | 73 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 19.9 |
2020–21 | 72 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 26.4 |
2021–22 | 74 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 27.1 |
2022–23 | 69 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 24.5 |
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Nikola Jokić's playoff stats (NBA)
Below are the statistics the athlete has recorded during NBA playoff matches with the Denver Nuggets.
Year | Games played | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Points per game |
2019 | 14 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 25.1 |
2020 | 19 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 24.4 |
2021 | 10 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 29.8 |
2022 | 5 | 13.2 | 5.8 | 31.0 |
2023 | 20 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 30.0 |
Career highlights & awards
Jokić has had many career highlights and bagged some awards for his impressive performance in basketball. Below are some of the high moments in his career.
- In 2015, he was named the ABA League Top Prospect.
- In 2015, he was named the ABA League MVP.
- He was named the Serbian Player of the Year in 2018, 2021, and 2022.
- In 2016, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
- He was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2019, 2021, and 2022.
- In 2023, he was named the NBA Western Conference Finals MVP.
- He was named the NBA All-Star five times from 2019 to 2023.
- He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2021 and 2022.
- In 2023, he was named the NBA Finals MVP.
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Does Jokić have a wife and kids?
Yes, the Denver Nuggets player is married and has one child. His wife is Natalija Mačešić, and she is also from Sombor, Serbia. He and Natalija are high school sweethearts who got married on 24th October 2020 in his hometown of Sombor.
The two first met as teens. She played volleyball at Seminole State College in Oklahoma. Natalija relocated to Denver to be with him when the athlete was signed with the Denver Nuggets in 2015. She graduated from the Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2018.
Natalija and her husband are blessed with one daughter, born in September 2021. Her name is Ognjena, which means fiery in Serbian. Natalija and Ognjena usually attend Jokić's games.
Nikola Jokić's injuries
In mid-January 2023, the basketballer sat out his team's win over the Los Angeles Clippers due to a wrist injury. It was later confirmed that the injury was nothing serious and that he would not miss much time.
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In March 2023, the NBA MVP missed out on a game against the New Orleans Pelicans due to a calf injury. He was previously listed as questionable with right calf tightness. Numerous fans were disappointed because he was in the middle of a hotly contested MVP race.
Deleting social media
Nikola Jokić is no longer active on social media. He deleted his official social media accounts, but his verified Facebook page remains visible to fans.
When asked why he deleted social media, he said he felt that social media was a waste of time. He is now focusing on basketball and his family.
How tall is Nikola Jokić?
The Denver Nuggets player is 6 ft 11 in or 211 cm tall. He weighs about 284lb or 129 kg and has blue eyes and brown hair.
Trivia
- The Denver Nuggets player loved horse racing as a child and competed as an amateur. Horseracing is a passion he still holds.
- He and his brothers are friends with Darko Miličić, a former NBA player.
- His gigantic frame, affable smile, and short-cropped hair are his most distinctive physical features.
- His before-game ritual is lacing his wedding ring on his basketball shoes. Nike is the official sponsor of Nikola Jokić's shoes. Interestingly, he is the only NBA MVP in the last 16 years to not have a signature sneaker line.
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