The Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double in the 2024-25 NBA season, becoming the third player in NBA history to achieve this feat.
Jokic secured the triple-double average for the season with his fourth assist in the Nuggets’ 117-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. At that point, the Serbian center reached the mark of 700 assists in 69 games, meaning that he will average at least 10.0 assists even if he doesn’t get a single one in the regular season finale.
Fittingly, Jokic finished the game with a triple-double, scoring 26 points to go with 16 rebounds and 13 assists. He is now averaging 29.8 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 10.3 assists for the season.
Before Jokic, only Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson and his teammate Russell Westbrook averaged a triple-double for a season. Robertson did it in 1961-62, while Westbrook had four such seasons, with the last one coming in 2020-21.
“It’s nice. I didn’t do that before. I don’t know what to say. It’s good, ” said Jokic after the Grizzlies game.
On the other hand, Nuggets’ interim head coach David Adelman championed for Jokic to win his fourth MVP award.
“If he doesn’t win the MVP, it’s the greatest season of all time not to win the MVP,” Adelman said.
It remains to be seen whether Jokic’s historic season equates to another MVP win. Despite his achievement, he is currently seen as an underdog in the race with Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being the favorite.
