The Denver Nuggets’ big man, Nikola Jokic, is on pace to be a first time All Star this season.
The Serbian center is averaging a total of 19.2 points per game, an effective field goal percentage of 54.2%, 10.1 rebounds per game, 7.5 assists per game, an offensive rating of 118, a defensive rating of 105 (which happens to be the same defensive rating as his low post counterpart, Paul Millsap, a former All Defensive selection, right now) and is also averaging a player differential of +9.4.
Not only that, the Joker is also averaging a true shooting percentage of 59% to go along with a defensive box plus/minus of +3.