Throughout the Denver Nuggets’ 2019 playoff run, an overarching theme was that Nikola Jokiu0107 established himself as a go-to scorer and leader of a Western Conference contender. Despite putting up impressive numbers in each of the past two seasons, Denver had missed out on playoff basketball by one game in both years, which limited Jokiu0107’s exposure to a national stage.
With the Nuggets advancing to Game 7 of the conference semifinals, Jokiu0107’s brilliance was on full display for over a month, and he certainly didn’t disappoint. The 24-year-old center finished his first postseason experience with averages of 25.