The NBA has announced that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokiu0107 has been named the Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in December and January.
Jokiu0107 wins the award for the first time in his career and becomes the first Nugget to win since Carmelo Anthony in 2009 (Oct./Nov). Jokiu0107 joins Anthony, Fat Lever and Alex English as the only players in franchise history to be honored as Player of the Month.
Jokiu0107, 25, averaged 27.3 points, 11.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.80 steals while shooting .565 from the field, .381 from three-point range and .