Jokic becomes first Nuggets player since Carmelo to start all-star game

For the first time since Carmelo Anthony in 2011, a Denver Nuggets player will start in an all-star game.

The NBA announced on Thursday that center Nikola Jokic has been selected as a starter for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game on March 7 in Atlanta.

Jokic becomes the first Nuggets player to start an all-star game since Anthony did it in 2011. He also joins Alex English and David Thompson as the only Denver players selected to three straight all-star games.

Compared to the rest of the NBA, Jokic ranks fourth in assists (240), third in steals (44), eighth in rebounds (312), and sixth in points (766).

Jokic won Western Conference Player of the Month in January, averaging 27.3 points, 11.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.80 steals while shooting .565 from the field.

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