Nikola Jokiu0107 bore the brunt of the burden on his shoulders and carried the Nuggets to the top of the Western Conference standings against the toughest of odds to close 2018.
Toting the load for the squad, depleted by injury, the 7-foot Serbian guided his team to eight wins against only four losses on his way to being named the Budweiser Nugget of the Month. Playing without Opening Day starters Will Barton, Gary Harris and former all-star Paul Millsap, for much of the way, Jokiu0107 led the Nuggets in nearly every major statistical category, including points (20.9), rebounds (10.