Nikola Jokic was instrumental for the Denver Nuggets in their latest win against the Houston Rockets. He had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, making it to the 100th triple-double of his career.
Nikola Jokic is comfortably leading the NBA in triple-doubles this season, and now already finds himself 6th on the all-time list.
6. Nikola Jokic – 100
5. LeBron James – 106
4. Jason Kidd – 107
3. Magic Johnson – 138
2. Oscar Robertson – 181
1. Russell Westbrook – 198
Nikola Jokic is just 28 years of age and has a long way to go in his NBA career. Of the players ahead of him on this list, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, and Jason Kidd are retired. LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are close to the end of their careers as well, LeBron has just 1 triple-double this season and Westbrook has 4. So it’s safe to say that Jokic could easily be first on this list in 5-6 years.
Nikola Jokic is averaging a triple-double this season, which is almost hard to believe. In 55 games, the reigning MVP averages 24.6 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 10 assists per game. Big numbers themselves don’t mean much in modern NBA discourse, but he is putting them up efficiently and his team is also winning. Nikola Jokic may not care too much about it, but he’s on his way to a 3rd consecutive MVP award.
Nikola Jokic Had A Hilarious Response To Reaching The 100 Triple-Double Mark
Nikola Jokic plays team basketball, he never takes over in terms of scoring unless he has to. So it was wildly surprising to hear Kendrick Perkins label him a ‘stat-padder’ just because he puts up monster numbers.
And funnily enough, Jokic gave a brief nod to the comment and ensuing narrative when asked about reaching 100 triple-doubles in his career. He said, “I mean when you’re stat-padding it’s easy, you know.”
It is hard to hate Nikola Jokic, the man very clearly just wants to play basketball and then be left alone. But climbing up all-time lists and winning multiple MVP awards brings attention, whether one likes it or not. The triple-double may be a controversial statistic at this point, but how easy Nikola Jokic makes it look despite being a center is truly something to behold.
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