Nikola Jokic agrees record-breaking $270m five-year extension with Denver Nuggets
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According to his agents, Nikola Jokic has signed a $270million five-year extension with the Denver Nuggets, breaking the record for the biggest NBA contract in history.
Nikola Jokic has reportedly signed a supermax extension with the Denver Nuggets, worth $270million across five years.
Jokic's agents Jeff Schwartz and Mike Lindeman explained on Friday that their client had signed the deal just hours after NBA free-agency began on Thursday night.
The deal includes a player option and a trade kicker. The contract will kick in during the 2023/24 season at $46.6 million and climb every season until 2027-28, when Jokic is set to make $61.5 million.
Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets have reportedly agreed on the richest deal in NBA history. 👀 pic.twitter.com/mC8cHsbyUW
— theScore (@theScore) June 30, 2022
Nikola Jokic is the first
— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 1, 2022
— $260M player
— 2nd round pick to win multiple MVPs
— Player with 2000/1000/500 in a season
— Player with a 25p/13r/6a season
— Center with twenty 10-assist games in a season
He’s only 27. pic.twitter.com/H90zGPwwNR