[Stein] The Stein Line has learned that Jokić is considering holding off on extension talks… We were told this week Jokić feels no need to rush the extension, since a very lucrative deal can be just as easily signed next summer as this summer
Fascinating, Jokic might hit UFA next year:
Jokić informed the Nuggets around this time last year that he preferred to delay contract extension talks for another year.
The Stein Line has learned that it is under consideration again this summer: Electing to take the same step and holding off on extension talks.
Jokić, of course, said repeatedly after Denver’s first-round elimination by Minnesota that “I want to be [a] Nugget forever.” We were told this week Jokić feels no need to rush the extension, since a very lucrative deal can be just as easily signed next summer as this summer.
Of course, given the nature of the Nuggets’ early playoff exit and well-chronicled concerns about the potency of his supporting cast, unease in Denver is inevitable if Jokić decides to just persist with his current deal, which pays him \(59 million next season before a \)63 million player option in 2027-28.