Double MVP in title and eligible for a supermax extension this summer, Nikola Jokic had indicated for a while his desire to extend the adventure with the Nuggets. And fairly soon following the Free Agency market opened, the Joker confirmed his intentions with a small byline. Come on, that’s settled.
Formality: act that one must accomplish, but which does not present any importance or difficulty. The definition of Petit Robert is clear, and the case of Nikola Jokic illustrates it perfectly. According to Shams Charania (The Athletic), the Nuggets franchise player has just signed his supermax extension with Denver for an amount of 264 million dollars over five years, with a player option for the last year. This new deal will enter the Nuggets’ accounts from the 2023-24 season (at the end of Niko’s current contract which ends following the 2022-23 campaign) and extends the marriage between Jokic and Denver until the 2027 season. -28. Today aged 27, the Joker will thus spend all of his prime — except earthquake in the future — on the team where he was drafted and became a two-time NBA MVP. A logical continuation even if we might ask ourselves some questions immediately following the surprise departure of basketball operations boss Tim Connelly, who left for Minnesota a little over a month ago. Jokic nevertheless quickly reaffirmed his desire to stay in the Mile High City to continue to pursue his ultimate goal: to take the Nuggets to the NBA Finals for the first time in their history and bring a champion banner back to Denver.
Two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has agreed to a five-year, $264 million supermax contract extension with the Denver Nuggets, the richest deal in NBA history, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Fifth season (2027-28) will be a player option at $60M.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2022
A little over a year and a half following the Western Conference Final played once morest the Lakers in Mickey’s bubble, the Nuggets want to take advantage of the injury returns of Jamal Murray (ruptured knee ligament) and Michael Porter Jr. (good boo boo on the back) next year to become a heavyweight once more in the Wild Wild West, which promises to be much wilder than this season. It’s hard to say today regarding the level at which the Joker’s two lieutenants will evolve, but the latter – as exceptional as he is – will need them if he wants to take Denver to a level never seen before. On paper, with core Jokic-Murray-MPJ-Aaron Gordon worth no less than $116m in 2022-23, Michael Malone’s band has pretty much everything it takes to play the top roles, even if we know some who didn’t really like Wednesday’s deal sending Monte Morris and Will Barton to Washington once morest Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith. Everyone will have their opinion on this trade but in the end, the Nuggets have never seemed as armed as they are today before the start of a future season and we can’t wait to see if they can really shake up the hierarchy at the moment. West, whether in 2023 or in the years that follow.
Nikola Jokic who extends to the supermax, it was expected and it is now official. Now it’s up to the Nuggets to maximize his greatest years by surrounding him as best they can in an attempt to chase down a first title in franchise history. The current roster already looks set to compete with the best, but Denver’s hopes will hinge heavily on the health of Porter Jr. and Murray.
Source texte : The Athletic
