DENVER, Jan. 25, 2017 – The NBA announced today that second-year Nuggets Emmanuel Mudiay (DR Congo) and Nikola Jokiu0107 (Serbia) as well as rookie Jamal Murray (Canada) have been selected for the World Team in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, Feb. 17 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans during NBA All-Star 2017.
Jokiu0107, 21, has appeared in 40 games (26 starts) for Denver, averaging 15.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 25.8 minutes per game. During the month of January, the Serbian center has averaged 23.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.20 blocks and 1.