On October 29 , 2016 , Jokić recorded 23 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a 115 – 113 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers . After starting the first eight games of the season , Jokić was moved to the bench on November 12 . He remained coming off the bench for the next 14 games . During that stretch as a bench player , he had a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds in a 112 – 92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on December 12 . On December 19 , he recorded a near triple-double with 27 points , 15 rebounds and nine assists in a 117 – 107 win over Dallas . He had another near triple-double on December 28 , recording 16 points , a career-high 11 assists and eight rebounds in a 105 – 103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves . On January 16 , 2017 , he scored a career-high 30 points in a 125 – 112 win over the Orlando Magic . He surpassed that mark three days later , scoring 35 points in a 118 – 104 loss to the San Antonio Spurs . On February 3 , 2017 , he recorded his first career triple-double with 20 points , 13 rebounds and 11 assists in a 121 – 117 win over the Milwaukee Bucks . On February 10 , 2017 , he scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Nuggets to a 131 – 123 victory over the New York Knicks . He went 17 of 23 from the field and added nine rebounds and five assists . Three days later , he set career highs with 12 assists and 21 rebounds to go with 17 points in his second career triple-double in a 132 – 110 win over the Golden State Warriors . On February 28 , 2017 , he recorded his third career triple-double with 19 points , 16 rebounds and 10 assists in a 125 – 107 win over the Chicago Bulls . The following night , he had his second straight triple-double and fourth of his career — all within 13 games . He finished with 13 points , 14 rebounds and 10 assists in a 110 – 98 win over the Milwaukee Bucks . On March 16 , 2017 , he recorded his fifth triple-double of the season with 17 points , 14 rebounds and 11 assists in a 129 – 114 win over the Los Angeles Clippers . On March 31 , 2017 , he recorded his sixth triple-double of the season with 26 points , 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 122 – 114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets . Jokić finished the season with a 29-point , 16-rebound , eight-assist effort in a 111 – 105 season-finale win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 12 . His six triple-doubles ranked fourth on the season behind Russell Westbrook ( 42 ) , James Harden ( 22 ) and LeBron James ( 13 ) . At the season 's end , he finished second in the 2017 NBA Most Improved Player Award voting , as well as in the 2017 Assist of the Year voting
2017 Assist of the Year
2017 NBA Awards
Nikola Jokić