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Nikola Jokić

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Nikola Jokić ( YOH-kitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић [nǐkola jôkitɕ] ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Joker", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time, and is often considered the greatest draft steal in NBA history. A seven-time NBA All-Star, Jokić has been named to the All-NBA Team on seven occasions (including five first-team selections), and won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2020–21, 2021–22, and 2023–24 seasons. He represents the Serbian national team, with which he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikola Jokić is the 28th most popular basketball player (up from 165th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Serbia (up from 291st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Serbian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Nikola Jokić ranks 28 out of 1,757. Before him are Mirza Delibašić, Jerry West, Chris Mullin, Larry Bird, LeBron James, and Arvydas Sabonis. After him are Dean Smith, Mark Eaton, Oscar Robertson, Luka Dončić, Julius Erving, and Uljana Semjonova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Nikola Jokić ranks 4. Before him are Dua Lipa, Kendall Jenner, and Jisoo. After him are V, Gigi Hadid, Jimin, Emma Corrin, Logan Paul, Timothée Chalamet, Joshua Kimmich, and Abella Danger.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Nikola Jokić ranks 109 out of 661. Before him are Ilija Garašanin (1812), Ivan Stambolić (1936), Jovan Cvijić (1865), Irinej, Serbian Patriarch (1930), Dimitrije Ljotić (1891), and Dušan Makavejev (1932). After him are Monica Seles (1973), Đorđe Balašević (1953), Enki Bilal (1951), Momčilo Tapavica (1872), Ana Brnabić (1975), and Milan Stojadinović (1888).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Serbia

Among basketball players born in Serbia, Nikola Jokić ranks 3. Before him are Vlade Divac (1968), and Radivoj Korać (1938). After him are Svetislav Pešić (1949), Dragan Kićanović (1953), Aleksandar Đorđević (1967), Dejan Bodiroga (1973), Zoran Slavnić (1949), Dragan Šakota (1952), Saša Obradović (1969), Miloš Teodosić (1987), and Željko Rebrača (1972).

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