Nikola Jokic could become the first player ever to finish top 3 in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

Nikola Jokic continues to redefine what’s possible on a basketball court. With just a few weeks left in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Denver Nuggets superstar is on the verge of achieving something no player in league history has ever done—finish in the top three in points, rebounds, assists, and steals in a single season.

Let that sink in. No one—not LeBron James, not Michael Jordan, not Oscar Robertson, not even Magic Johnson—has ever finished in the top ten of all four major statistical categories, let alone the top three.

But here stands Jokic, the 6’11” Serbian phenom, ranked 3rd in points per game (29.2), 3rd in rebounds (12.8), 2nd in assists (10.2), and 2nd in steals (1.8). It’s a level of all-around dominance that has never been seen before—especially from a center.

His numbers are absurd. Jokic is shooting 57.4% from the field, and a career-high 41.2% from three-point range. He already has 30 triple-doubles this season, easily the most in the league, and continues to carry a Denver Nuggets team that many expected to regress after key roster departures in the offseason.

And yet, here they are—47-28, sitting third in the Western Conference standings, right in the thick of home-court advantage discussions. That’s the Jokic effect.

This isn’t a player simply putting up empty numbers. Denver has weathered injuries, inconsistency, and depth issues, but Jokic’s brilliance has been the one constant.

Every game, he bends the opposing defense in ways no big man ever has. He can score in the post with footwork and touch, shoot from deep at elite efficiency, and run the offense like a point guard.

His vision remains second to none, dissecting defenses with no-look passes, wraparounds, and bounce feeds that defy logic. And now, even on the defensive end—long regarded as the weakest part of his game—he’s become a master of positioning and timing, racking up steals at a career-best rate.

What makes Jokic’s season even more mind-blowing is how quietly he’s doing it. Unlike other superstars, there’s no flare, no headlines seeking the spotlight—just pure, efficient, unrelenting basketball brilliance.

While MVP debates rage on around names like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jayson Tatum, Jokic continues to do what he’s always done—play at a historically great level while making his teammates better every night.

If he manages to finish the season still top three in all four categories, he won’t just have another MVP argument, he’ll have made a case for one of the greatest individual seasons in NBA history. It would be a feat that cements his legacy as one of the most unique and complete players the league has ever seen.

No player has ever done what Jokic is doing. And if this season ends the way it’s tracking, he’ll stand alone, again.