On March 7, he recorded 36 points and 13 rebounds in a 113–108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On February 23, he recorded his third straight triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 122–119 win over the San Antonio Spurs. He recorded the quickest triple-double in NBA history in 14 minutes and 33 seconds, besting Jim Tucker's previous record of 17 minutes from 1955. On February 15, in a 134–123 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Jokić recorded 30 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 17 assists, reaching a triple-double with 1:54 remaining in the second quarter. On January 8, he had his first triple-double of the season with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in a 124–114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Jokić had a seven-game absence with a left ankle sprain in early December. He became the 17th Nugget in franchise history to earn Player of the Week honors and the first since Ty Lawson in March 2013. On November 13, he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday November 6 to Sunday November 12. On November 7, 2017, Jokić scored a career-high 41 points in a 112–104 win over the Brooklyn Nets. At the season's end, he finished second in the 2017 NBA Most Improved Player Award voting, as well as in the 2017 Assist of the Year voting. His six triple-doubles ranked fourth on the season behind Russell Westbrook (42), James Harden (22) and LeBron James (13). Jokić finished the season with a 29-point, 16-rebound, eight-assist effort in a 111–105 season-finale win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 12. On March 31, 2017, he recorded his sixth triple-double of the season with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 122–114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. On March 16, 2017, he recorded his fifth triple-double of the season with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in a 129–114 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. He finished with 13 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in a 110–98 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The following night, he had his second straight triple-double and fourth of his career-all within 13 games. On February 28, 2017, he recorded his third career triple-double with 19 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in a 125–107 win over the Chicago Bulls. Three days later, he set career highs with 12 assists and 21 rebounds to go with 17 points in his second career triple-double in a 132–110 win over the Golden State Warriors. He went 17 of 23 from the field and added nine rebounds and five assists. On February 10, 2017, he scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Nuggets to a 131–123 victory over the New York Knicks. On February 3, 2017, he recorded his first career triple-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in a 121–117 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. He surpassed that mark three days later, scoring 35 points in a 118–104 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. On January 16, 2017, he scored a career-high 30 points in a 125–112 win over the Orlando Magic. He had another near triple-double on December 28, recording 16 points, a career-high 11 assists and eight rebounds in a 105–103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. On December 19, he recorded a near triple-double with 27 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists in a 117–107 win over Dallas. During that stretch as a bench player, he had a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds in a 112–92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on December 12. He remained coming off the bench for the next 14 games. After starting the first eight games of the season, Jokić was moved to the bench on November 12. On October 29, 2016, Jokić recorded 23 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a 115–113 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. At the season's end, he finished third in the 2016 NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting and earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors. On April 8, he set a new career high with 15 rebounds in a 102–98 win over the San Antonio Spurs. On February 1, he recorded career highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds in a 112–93 win over the Toronto Raptors. On January 10, 2016, he recorded a career-high nine assists in a 95–92 win over the Charlotte Hornets. On November 18, 2015, he had a then season-best game with 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 109–98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. On July 28, 2015, he signed a contract with the Nuggets after averaging 8.0 points and 6.2 rebounds in five summer league games for the team. In the summer of 2015, Jokić joined the Denver Nuggets, one season after being drafted. On June 26, 2014, Jokić was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 41st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
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