Basketball Alien: Nikola Jokic Set a Record That Will Be Hard to Break in the NBA
Nikola Jokic may not be the top favorite for the MVP award for the recently concluded NBA regular season, competing against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama, but he has once again given his competitors a tough challenge.
TL;DR
- Nikola Jokic is the first player in NBA history to finish a season leading in both total rebounds and assists.
- He averaged 12.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game.
- This places him in elite company, as only Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell have averaged over five assists per season as NBA centers.
- Jokic has now surpassed five assists per game for eight consecutive seasons.
- This is his second consecutive season finishing with a triple-double average, a feat previously achieved only by Russell Westbrook.