Back-to-back NBA MVP Nikola Jokic is staying committed to the Denver Nuggets despite the franchise’s lack of playoff success and failure to keep Tim Connelly in the building. According to The Athletic‘s Shams Charania, Jokic recently reassured the Nuggets about his future and confirmed he plans to sign a supermax extension when the team offers him one.
When the Minnesota Timberwolves poached Connelly, who drafted Jokic back in 2014, some people believed that the Serbian center might have reservations about staying in Denver long-term. However, Charania reports that this isn’t the case and that the 27-year-old player remains all in with the organization. This comes after his representatives and Nuggets’ brass discovered they share a common vision about the franchise’s future.
The Nuggets can offer Jokic a five-year, $260 million supermax extension in July and plan to do that as soon as possible. Jokic also intends to ink the deal without hesitation when the offer gets presented to him. When all is said and done, he will be the highest-paid player in the history of the league.
Nikola Jokic, the second-round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, is currently considered one of the best basketball players in the world. He made the All-Star team in each of the past four seasons and has been selected as NBA’s Most Valuable Player in the past two campaigns. Jokic’s career stats include 19.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game.
