Denver Nuggets

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2023-24 Season
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#10 Defense
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Nikola Jokic official signs with Nuggets

Chris Dempsey of the Denver post has reported the Nuggets sign 20-year old Serbian big man Nikola Jokic.

What It Means:

Jokic, who was drafted 41st overall by Denver in 2014, started five games for the Nuggets in Las Vegas this summer averaging 8.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 21 minutes per game.

Jokic will be competing for the center position against Jusuf Nurkic, who averaged 6.9 points and 6.2 boards while posting a -1.4 nERD with Denver last year, and Joffrey Lauvergne, who averaged 3.9 points and 3.2 rebounds with a -1.0 nERD for the Nuggets last season.