He selected three legends from previous generations in Bill Russell, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain, before naming Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry as his fourth choice.
Explaining his selections, Jokic told SPORTbible: "Probably Bill Russell because of the championship.
"Michael Jordan because he changed the game. Probably Wilt Chamberlain because all the numbers and all the crazy stats. And I'm going to put Steph Curry because he changed the game and he's kind of my generation.
"I played against the guy so he kind of changed the game. So those are the four."
Curry was the only player from Jokic's own generation to make the list, with the Serbian highlighting the impact the Warriors star has had on basketball.
Nikola Jokic reveals his toughest NBA opponents
Having named his four greatest players of all time, Jokic also revealed which opponents have presented him with the biggest challenges during his NBA career.The Serbian has faced many of basketball's leading stars since joining Denver in 2015, but declined to single out one player when asked who had given him the most problems.
Instead, Jokic named Joel Embiid, Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Davis and Victor Wembanyama, highlighting the depth of talent across the league.
He explained: "I mean, I think the league is so talented. It's so good that there is so many, so many players.
"But let's say in my generation, it's Embiid, Towns, Anthony Davis, basically all the big names, Victor right now. So it's a really talented league right now. Yeah."
