Nikola Jokić is operating it again with Serbia.
After Denver’s second-round playoff exit in 2025, the three-time MVP has confirmed his return to worldwide responsibility.
He’ll be main Serbia’s roster for this summer season’s FIBA EuroBasket marketing campaign.
The total Serbian squad was unveiled Monday on FIBA EuroBasket’s official X account, with Jokić headlining a gifted listing that features a number of NBA names: Bogdan Bogdanović (LA Clippers), Nikola Jović (Miami Warmth), Tristan Vukčević (Washington Wizards) and 18-year-old rising star Nikola Topić of the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder.
Finest workforce in Europe? 🇷🇸
Serbia popping out with a JUGGERNAUT roster for EuroBasket 2025! pic.twitter.com/zNBdjMbUl4
— FIBA EuroBasket (@EuroBasket) July 28, 2025
Jokić final suited up for the nationwide workforce in the course of the 2024 Olympics and opted out of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, a call that drew blended reactions from followers, particularly after Serbia took dwelling the silver medal behind Germany.
Now, with EuroBasket set to tip off throughout Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia on August 27, the 30-year-old is all in.
The three-time MVP averaged 29.6 factors, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists final season, carrying Denver to a 50-32 document and the fourth seed within the West.
However the Nuggets’ title protection got here up brief, falling within the convention semifinals to the upstart Thunder, simply weeks after outlasting the Clippers in a grueling seven-game sequence.
That playoff run got here with added drama, as Denver parted methods with head coach Michael Malone simply earlier than the postseason.
Jokić is now getting into 12 months 11 within the league and stays below contract with the Nuggets for 2 extra seasons, with a participant possibility for 2027. The five-year, $276 million deal he signed in 2022 made him the highest-paid participant in NBA historical past on the time.
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