(Los Angeles) Two-time NBA player of the season Nikola Jokic will extend his career with the Denver Nuggets after signing a record-breaking five-year, $264 million contract, US media reported Thursday.
Posted at 9:04 p.m.
the denver post is one of many news outlets to report on the deal, the biggest in league history, with 27-year-old Serbian pivot Jokic as the free agent negotiation period begins.
As pointed out by Postthis news was not unexpected, Jokic, elected in May best player of the regular season of the NBA for the second consecutive year, had affirmed that he was not interested in a transfer at the end of the loss of Denver faces the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs.
Asked about such an offer, he said: “Of course I will accept it because I really like this organization, I really like the people who work here”.
He said he had “very good relations with everyone, from the owner to the equipment manager”.
Drafted in 41e position in 2014 by Denver, Jokic has become a superstar as discreet as it is essential for the Nuggets.