In a few years, Nikola Jokic has not only established himself as the benchmark in the league in the field of passing among pivots, but also as one of the best passing pivots in NBA history.
Rarely has an interior been so prolific since the 2021 MVP has averaged more than 7 assists over the past four seasons. Last year, he even went up to 8.3 per game, making a historic season for a pivot. The proof: only Wilt Chamberlain, with his 8.6 assists in 1967/1968, did better.
This season, he flirts with 8 offerings per game (7.9, the eighth average in the league) and has already managed some superb blind passes.
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| Nikola Jokic | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | DEN | 80 | 22 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 73 | 28 | 57.8 | 32.4 | 82.5 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 75 | 33 | 49.9 | 39.6 | 85.0 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 80 | 31 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 73 | 32 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 20.0 |
| 2020-21 ★ | DEN | 72 | 35 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 52 | 33 | 57.0 | 37.2 | 80.8 | 2.9 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 26.0 |
| Total | 505 | 30 | 53.8 | 35.1 | 83.1 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 19.2 | |
