December 4, 2023, Denver The Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in October and November is Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets, according to an announcement made by the NBA. 

Jokić has won the accolade the most times in the history of the team, having done so seven times in his career. 

In 18 games in October and November, the two-time MVP averaged 29.0 points, 13.2 rebounds, 9.2 assists, and a.571 field goal percentage and a.316 three-point percentage. In the games he participated in, he assisted in leading the Nuggets to a 12-6 record; at the moment, they sit third in the Western Conference. 

Over the course of the month, Jokić, 28, scored seven triple-doubles, while the other NBA players managed eight in total. At the end of November, he scored 30 or more points in four consecutive games, marking the second time in the month that he had accomplished this (11/6 – 11/14). It also made him the first player to begin a season with 12 straight games of 20 points or more and 10 rebounds or more, since Elgin Baylor in 1967.  

Joker led the NBA in total rebounds, double-doubles, points scored, assists, and total assists for the months of October and November. In his last four games, he has also recorded two triple-doubles of 30 points or more without committing any turnovers; no other NBA player has accomplished that in multiple games in the previous 40 years. He has only had eight turnovers and 54 assists in the four games. 

With an average of career-highs of 29.0 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 9.8 assists in 34.1 minutes per game, the native of Sombor, Serbia leads the NBA in overall points, rebounds, assists, and triple-doubles.