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Breaking: Nikola Jokic becomes third player to average triple-double for season

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April 12, 2025

Apr 11, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) reacts before the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Nikola Jokic has been on a tear for the last four years. This season, he kept that streak going by making history once again.

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Before this season, only Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook have ever averaged a triple-double for an entire season. Both players were point guards, so it made sense that they’d achieve such a feat.

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Jokic is officially the third player ever to average a triple-double in a season in NBA history ???????? pic.twitter.com/r9BG73HBW1

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 12, 2025

Jokic has now officially joined that list after his 34th triple-double of the season in the Denver Nuggets 117-109 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. The three-time MVP put up 26 points, 16 rebounds and 13 assists.

This stat line has clinched Jokic’s triple-double average for the entire season. What makes Jokic’s achievement even more impressive is the fact the Serbian basketball star is a center and not a guard.

The only real question left is: Will Jokic claim the MVP he rightfully deserves? Or will voter fatigue take effect?

About the Author Published Apr 12, 2025

TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1