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Nikola Jokic Fantasy Team Names For 2023-24 Season

By Bishow Adhikari / 16 October 2023 07:16 AM

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Nikola Jokic fantasy team names include Jokic, Tesla Jokic, Big Honey, Nikola at Nite and Mile High MVPs. Nikola won his first NBA Championship in 2023.

The Serbian player had made his way up in the NBA for his incredible passing ability, scoring ability and rebounding prowess. He is also a two-time NBA MVP and the reigning NBA Finals MVP in 2023.

Jokic has solidified his place among the best players in history for his impressive score during the third Western Conference in 2023 leading the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs.  He was awarded the NBA Western Conference Finals MVP.

Coming to his fantasy nickname they have always been creative and funny. Many of his nicknames have been provided by his admirers. He has always embraced his nickname without creating any hate toward fellow his teammates.

Jokic Fantasy Basketball Names

The list of Nikola Jokic fantasy names are:

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  • You Got Serbed
  • My Team is a Jokic
  • In the Nikola Time
  • Big Nik Energy
  • Nikola at Nite
  • The Jokers
  • Ain't No Jokic
  • Tell Me a Jokic
  • Jokic's on You
  • Old Saint Nikola
  • Full Metal Jokic
  • Fear the Joker
  • Joker, Smoker, Mile High Toker
  • Circle Jokic
  • Take a Jokic
  • The Serbian Slayers
  • Your Team Is A Jokic
  • Mile High MVPs
  • A Serbian Film
  • Nickelodeon
  • The Serbian Hooker
  • Nikola Not Tesla
  • Sombor Sauce
  • Sombor Savants
  • Nikola Cough Drops
  • JokJok Rabbit
  • Splendid Serbians
  • Sombor Shufflers
  • Jokers Wild
  • Do You Know How I Got These MVPs?
  • Nikola Jock-itch
  • Joker’s Jockstrap
  • Joker Cartel
  • Why So Serious?
  • The Triple Doubies

Mike Miller, a former Nuggets player had difficulty pronouncing the name Jokic and used to call “Yo-kitch”. So, with Nikola's approval, he coined his nickname “The Joker”.

Jokic has also posted about his nickname on social media.

The 28-year-old player has been associated with the Denver Nuggets since 2015 playing the center position.

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Although Jokic fantasy basketball name might not have gained popularity as "The Joker", there are many nicknames that are also admired by his fanciers. Some of these names are:

  • Good Luck Necks Year
  • You’ve Got to be Jokicing
  • Shock Jokics
  • Big Honey Bureks
  • Fear the Joker
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Jokic
  • Tesla Jokic
  • What The Jokic Is Cooking
  • Jokic’s Pekara
  • Jokic on the Block
  • Not Jok'ing Around
  • Jokic and the Pussycats
  • The Honorable Jokic
  • Real Nikola Alert
  • Jokic And Find Out

On 26 June 2014, Jokic was the 41st pick in the second round of the NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. His draft news was published during a Taco Bell commercial.

In December 2012, he made a contractual commitment with Mega Vizura for a season. Jokic has also played for the Adriatic League and the Serbian League from 2013 to 2014.

During his rookie year in the Nuggets, Jokic made his career-highest average of 15 rebounds with the win over the San Antonio Spurs earning him the 2016 NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting and NBA All-Rookie First Team honors.

Jokic was ranked fourth in the season of 2016-17 for his six triple-doubles behind Russell Westbrook, James Harden and LeBron James. He also got voted for the 2017 NBA Most Improved Player Award as well as the 2017 Assist of the Year.

Nuggets signed a five-year contract with Nikola in July 2018 in the amount of 148 million dollars. He had his first All-Star and All-NBA appearances in 2018-19.

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Nikola agreed to a five-year extension contract with the Nuggets with a supermax contract of 264 million dollars making it one of the richest deals in the history of the NBA.

In the NBA championship 2023, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat with the final score of 94-89 in 5th overtime making the winning series 4-1.

Jokic averaged 27.1 points in that game, 7.9 assists and 13.8 rebounds making him the dominant force in the playoffs. The trophy was the first NBA championship ever won in the franchise's history.

Nikola Jokic Fantasy Outlook

Nikola Jokic has the fantasy point of 3,750 in the year 2022. Nikola was awarded as the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2021 and 2022.

Although he was born and raised in a cramped space in the northern part of Siberia, he had a passion for basketball from a young age. He played college basketball for Detroit Mercy and CW Post.

He is regarded as the top fantasy basketball player in the world and one of the league's most skilled and diverse players.

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According to CBS Sports, Nikola Jokic fantasy points totaled 25,673. His fantasy points with their corresponding year are listed below: 

  • 2015 - 1,759 points
  • 2016 - 2,602 points
  • 2017 - 3,045 points
  • 2018 - 3,544 points
  • 2019 - 3,094 points
  • 2020 - 3,797 points
  • 2021 - 4,082 points
  • 2022 - 3,750 points

Jokic's fantasy outlook for the 2023-24 season is particularly positive. CBS Sports has projected his points to reach his all-time highest of 4,125.7 in the coming year of 2023.

As a result of his play throughout the regular season in 2020-21, Joki became the first Denver Nuggets center to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000.

He was in the Serbian U-19 national basketball team which won a silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Later in 2016, Jokic represented the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup as a member of the senior team that was able to finish in fifth place.

Jamal Murray Fantasy Basketball Team Names

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Below is the list of Jamal Murry's fantasy basketball team names:

  • Jamal About That Bass
  • Give Me the Bol
  • Gordonzola
  • Luv Me Some Nuggets
  • Bol Movement
  • Smokin’ a Bol
  • The Hamptons
  • Joker, Smoker, Mile High Toker
  • In the Nikola of Time
  • Irritable Bol Syndrome
  • Air Gordon
  • Can’t Take a Jokic
  • Not a Jokic?
  • Old Saint Nikola
  • Old Saint Nikola
  • We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bol
  • Jamaal in a Days Work
  • Big Boller Brand
  • Murray Christmas
  • The Blue Arrow
  • We're Gonna Need a Bigger Bol
  • Ain’t No Jokic
  • Jokic on You
  • Murray Up & Wait
  • Raging Bol
  • There’s Something About Murray
  • Eat, Drink, & Be Murray
  • The Joker
  • Big Dick Nikola
  • Rocky Mountain High
  • Jamal, will you Murray me?
  • Nikola at Nite
  • My Team Is a Jokic
  • The Denver Mint
  • Mile High Club
  • My Team is a Jokic

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The Canadian basketball player was drafted into the NBA in 2016 by the Denver Nuggets in the first round. He has been accompanying with them ever since.

Jamal was a scholar at Kentucky University from 2015 to 2016 where he played with the Wildcats for a season and was later featured on the Midseason Top 25 list for the John R. Wooden Award. And along with that he was awarded with Bio Steel All-Canadian MVP in 2015.

The 6'4" point guard has always been trending among people for his shooting ability, defense, quickness and passing skills. During his rookie season, he led the Nuggets to the Western Conference Semifinals.

In the 2022 to 2023 season, Jamal and Nikola duo became the second pair to score 25 points and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game. Jamal averaged 21.4 points per game, 10 assists and 6.2 rebounds in the final helping Denver to achieve their first NBA championship.