To the surprise of nobody, Nikola Jokic has been dominant to start the 2025-26 NBA season. Through the Nuggets’ first 17 games of the season, Jokic has recorded 10 triple-doubles, putting him on pace to shatter the NBA record, set by Russell Westbrook in the 2016-17 season, when he put up 42 triple-doubles in his MVP season.
At his current pace, Jokic would finish the season with 48 triple-doubles, shattering the record by six whole games. That was a record that seemed almost unbreakable until recent years. The legendary Oscar Robertson had set the previous mark back in the 1961-62 season with 41.