Loading games...

Nikola Jokic

Denver Nuggets
Number #15
Position C
Age 31
Height 6-11
Weight 284LBS
Draft 2014 R2 Pick 41
Nationality Serbia
Born Feb 19, 1995
College / Team Mega Basket

Play Type Usage

Key Insights

2025-26
He is at his most dangerous on putbacks

He scores 1.37 points per possession on putbacks, against a 1.18 median for players who run it as often.

2.2 possessions a game, 2 of 42 from the top. 95th percentile of 42 players who run putbacks, 2025.
More than anything else, his team has him posting up

22% of his offence comes posting up, his most frequent action.

5.5 possessions a game over 63 games, 6 of 139 in frequency. 93rd percentile of 139 players who run post ups, 2025.
The ball tends to get away from him in transition

33% of his possessions in transition end in a turnover, against a league median of 12%.

2.2 of those possessions a game over 63 games. 100th percentile of 256 players who run transition, 2025.
Almost nobody in the league is used posting up as often as he is

He is 1 of 139 in possessions posting up, at 5.5 a game.

22% of his own offence, 1.13 points per possession on it. 100th percentile of 139 players who run post ups, 2025.
When the play goes to him on putbacks, it usually ends in points

67% of his possessions on putbacks end in a score, against a league median of 59%.

2.2 of those possessions a game over 63 games. 86th percentile of 42 players who run putbacks, 2025.
There is no one way to guard him, he does a bit of everything

His busiest action is 22% of his tracked offence, against a league median of 34%.

post ups lead his mix at 5.5 possessions a game. 84th percentile of 417 players with a tracked action mix, 2025.

Play Types

Powered by digestsports.com Digest Media
Primary Action --
Frequency --
Points Per Poss --
Combine & Bio Data
DOB Feb 19, 1995
Birth Country Serbia
Draft 2014 (R2 / P41)
College Mega Basket