Diving into just how good Nikola Jokic truly is

A Walking Double-Double

The easiest aspect of Nikola Jokic’s game to praise his uncanny ability to see the floor and find the open man. He’s one of the best passing big men in the history of basketball, as well as one of the most prolific assist distributors in the NBA overall.

What doesn’t get quite enough attention, however, is the fact that Jokic is a walking double-double—and yes, that still means something.

Over the course of the past two seasons, Jokic has amassed 95 double-doubles. That trails just Andre Drummond (116), Rudy Gobert (111), Giannis Antetokounmpo (106), and Nikola Vucevic (96) for the most in the NBA during that spam.

Jokic is also seventh in the NBA during that timeframe in games with at least 10 rebounds, boasting 86—trailing just the aforementioned players, Joel Embiid, and Hassan Whiteside.

The difference between Jokic and his contemporaries, however, is that he gets double-doubles in multiple ways. 100 percent of Drummond, Gobert, and Vucevic’s double-doubles were a result of rebounds, with Antetokounmpo having just two double-doubles without 10 boards.

Jokic, meanwhile, had 10 double-doubles during which he didn’t even pull down 10 rebounds—yet another sign that he always seems to find a way to contribute elite production in multiple areas of the game.

For what it’s worth: Jokic is also seventh in the NBA in double-doubles with at least 10 assists over the past two seasons—a feat traditionally saved for point guards.