Quietly, Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić can become a free agent next summer.
We say, “Quietly,” because in early July, when the three-time NBA MVP had also yet put pen to paper on a $278 million contract extension over four seasons, Jokić told reporters following his native Serbia’s FIBA World Cup qualifying match, “My idea and desire is to stay in Denver. I’ll probably sign next year. My desire is to play the rest of my life in Denver.”
And it makes sense. By waiting until next offseason, the 31-year-old can sign a record five-year, $360 million extension, which would keep him under the Nuggets’ control until 2032.
In the meantime, the…
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