Nikola Jokic turns 30 today, where do you put him in the all-time ranking?

[Drygon]

Everything Nikola Jokic has accomplished by his 30th birthday

- 2023 WCF MVP
- 2023 NBA Champion
- 2023 NBA Finals MVP
- 3x NBA MVP
- 7x All-Star
- 6x All-NBA
- 2x Olympic Medalist
- 3rd-most triple-doubles in NBA history


All of Jokic's accumulated statistics below are from the regular season and are from Statmuse.

POINTS -- 15597 (22ND IN NBA HISTORY)
FIELD GOALS -- 6006 (17TH) / 10741 (not in top 25)
TRIPLE-DOUBLES -- 155 (2ND to Oscar)

------since 1982--------

REBOUNDS -- 7866 (9TH)
ASSISTS -- 5169 (14TH)
TURNOVERS -- 2100 (19TH)
DOUBLE-DOUBLES -- 485 (5TH)

------minimum 10000 FGA, career------

FG% -- 55.9% (4TH)
EFG% -- 59.5% (1ST)
TS% -- 63.7% (1ST)

- He's the only player in NBA history with 10000 FGA, 55% FG, and 35% 3PT

- He's the only player with 15000 points, 7500 rebounds, and 5000 assists before turning 30.

- Only 4 other players in history have accumulated those numbers plus 900 steals and 500 blocks for their whole careers since blocks and steals became official. KD is 181 assists shy, so he'll catch up next season.

- No other player in history has matched Jokic's career averages across the 5 stats (21.5/10.9/7.1/1.3/0.7). You can drop everything except RPG and APG and it's still true.

- No other player in history has averaged 20 ppg, 10 rpg, and 7 apg for more seasons (6, including this one). Westbrook has 4 and Oscar had 3.

- Only 2 players have racked up more 500 rebound, 500 assist seasons than Jokic's 7 (LeBron 12 and Kidd 8). This season counts already.

- He leads the Nuggets in rebounds and assists. He trails English by 6000 points and Lever by 200 steals.

[Prince187]

He’s already top 10

[magee]

Greatest overall offensive Center in NBA History, potential for Top 10, Top 20 for sure. Five more years of this production and winning would etch his name in the Top 5 convo.

[Whopper_Sr]

Top 20-ish by the end of this season. Needs a few more deep playoff runs to give body to this work.

[SlimShady83]

If his in the top 10 that mean I have to put him back on poll in the goat thread part 3?

[AleksandarN]

Around 15th but he still has 8 years left to climb up.

[elchengue20]

Higher than Durant, so he's around Top 10ish.

[TheGeneral99]

My top 15:

1) Jordan
2) Lebron
3) Kareem
4) Magic
5) Bird
6) Russell
7) Wilt
8) Duncan
9) Shaq
10) Steph
11) Hakeem
12) Kobe
13) Durant
14) Jokic
15) Dirk

The next few are Giannis, Oscar, KG, Barkley, West, Malone etc.

I think when it's all said and done, if Jokic plays into his mid-late 30s, he ends up in the top 10 with a case for top 5 if he can win another 1-2 rings.

[scrabbarista]

I have him 11th as of today. Projects in the 4th-7th range. I hope he goes higher (on my list) though, because he is my favorite active player.

[wojoaderge]

Somewhere in the upper teens probably

[scrabbarista]

Everything Nikola Jokic has accomplished by his 30th birthday

- 2023 WCF MVP
- 2023 NBA Champion
- 2023 NBA Finals MVP
- 3x NBA MVP
- 7x All-Star
- 6x All-NBA
- 2x Olympic Medalist
- 3rd-most triple-doubles in NBA history


All of Jokic's accumulated statistics below are from the regular season and are from Statmuse.

POINTS -- 15597 (22ND IN NBA HISTORY)
FIELD GOALS -- 6006 (17TH) / 10741 (not in top 25)
TRIPLE-DOUBLES -- 155 (2ND to Oscar)

------since 1982--------

REBOUNDS -- 7866 (9TH)
ASSISTS -- 5169 (14TH)
TURNOVERS -- 2100 (19TH)
DOUBLE-DOUBLES -- 485 (5TH)

------minimum 10000 FGA, career------

FG% -- 55.9% (4TH)
EFG% -- 59.5% (1ST)
TS% -- 63.7% (1ST)

- He's the only player in NBA history with 10000 FGA, 55% FG, and 35% 3PT

- He's the only player with 15000 points, 7500 rebounds, and 5000 assists before turning 30.

- Only 4 other players in history have accumulated those numbers plus 900 steals and 500 blocks for their whole careers since blocks and steals became official. KD is 181 assists shy, so he'll catch up next season.

- No other player in history has matched Jokic's career averages across the 5 stats (21.5/10.9/7.1/1.3/0.7). You can drop everything except RPG and APG and it's still true.

- No other player in history has averaged 20 ppg, 10 rpg, and 7 apg for more seasons (6, including this one). Westbrook has 4 and Oscar had 3.

- Only 2 players have racked up more 500 rebound, 500 assist seasons than Jokic's 7 (LeBron 12 and Kidd 8). This season counts already.

- He leads the Nuggets in rebounds and assists. He trails English by 6000 points and Lever by 200 steals.

I didn't read all of that, but Jokic is 138th in career points, not 22nd.

[scrabbarista]

If his in the top 10 that mean I have to put him back on poll in the goat thread part 3?

He definitely belongs in the ten names, though I don't technically have him top ten yet. It's only a matter of time before it's a consensus if he keeps playing.

[HomoSapien]

Statistically, he's headed towards the goat conversation but I think I still have him somewhere in top 15. He's achieved a lot, but he still hasn't dominated the league enough from a winning standpoint. If he can finish with 3 rings, then he will have a legit argument for top 3.

[Dr Aki]

I feel comfortable ranking him in the 11-20 range to date.

More stats probably aren't going to move the needle, he needs more post-season success for that

[scrabbarista]

My top 15:

1) Jordan
2) Lebron
3) Kareem
4) Magic
5) Bird
6) Russell
7) Wilt
8) Duncan
9) Shaq
10) Steph
11) Hakeem
12) Kobe
13) Durant
14) Jokic
15) Dirk

The next few are Giannis, Oscar, KG, Barkley, West, Malone etc.

I think when it's all said and done, if Jokic plays into his mid-late 30s, he ends up in the top 10 with a case for top 5 if he can win another 1-2 rings.

I have a few strong disagreements, but a reasonable list overall.

[dballislife]

jokic is as good as anyone who has ever played basketball

[Special_Puppy]

Just below Clyde Drexler

[NyKnicks1714]

Are we only allowed to rank players on their 30th birthdays?

[JustBuzzin]

He’s already top 10

Nah another 5 years of elite play and maybe another championship will put him top 10.

He's only 30 still a lot more basketball left for Jokic.

[UglyBugBall]

Top 25-30. Could be top 15 when said and done.