Nikola Jokic has confirmed his love for the Denver Nuggets and that despite management changes, the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player will extend his bond for 260 millions of dollars; only the duration of this new contract will remain to be known.
The information was released by the prestigious portal The Athletic, this being important news for a team that needs the figure of the Serbian giant to continue to be a team with a constant presence in the playoffs each season.
In the first instance, after ex-general director Tim Connelly left last week; who will now go on to run the front office of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the upcoming NBA season.
Likewise, the Serbian from 27 years will carry out his super maximum renovation in his exalting career, since it could be five years or more and he will go on to collect some 52 million dollars; a figure that will place him at the top of the league’s salary table.
Jokic has been the Most Valuable Player in the entire NBA for two years in a row. All this after averaging 27, 1 points, 13, 8 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1 52 steals in 74 matches. In addition, he led the statistics of the campaign with 19 triple-doubles and became the first player in the history of the NBA to record at least 2.000 points, 1.000 rebounds and 500 assists in one season.
In this way, the Serb will secure his future and that of his family. Without forgetting that, he will be united for a few more seasons in the team that developed him as one of the best and the one that has been the driver of the team to the last postseasons.
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