Nikola Jokic Rumors

NBA Courtside: Rich Paul on why the media doesn’t criticize Nikola Jokic like they do LeBron: “The reason you don’t hear a lot of conversation about Jokic, is because I don’t believe people are happy to see Jokic lose. When LeBron loses, people are happy to see him lose. Especially his peers. Guys that played in the league who have platforms today, for different reasons, it’s extra. They are happy to see him lose.” (Via Game Over)

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NBA Courtside: Shams on Nikola Jokic future in Denver: “They believe Nikola Jokic at his word. He wants to be there. This is not a situation where he’s talking about potentially leaving or looking elsewhere, saying I need you guys to do this and that. He’s very internally and externally ‘I’m here, no matter what. I’m resigning.’ But there are going to be changes in Denver” (Via @ShamsCharania)

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While team sources say there is no indication that the three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic has a wandering eye, and he said as much both on media day in late September and (in Serbian) during an interview in early March, the fact remains that he chose not to sign an extension last summer and, thus, can be a free agent in the summer of 2027 (he has a player option worth $62.8 million for the 2027-28 season). If, that is, he doesn’t sign an extension again during this offseason.

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Anthony Slater: Nikola Jokic: “We just lost in the first round. I think we are far away.” Changes needed? “That’s not my decision. Definitely, if we were in Serbia, we would all be fired.”

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Anthony Slater: Nikola Jokic: “I still want to be a Nugget forever.”

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MrBuckBuck: The last moments of game 6 - Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, as the Wolves win the game, and the series 4-2. Including postgame interview on the court with Jaden McDaniels and Terrence Shannon Jr. McDaniels and Jokic weren't even looking at each other, no dap or anything.

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Bennett Durando: The Nuggets’ season ends in the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2022 with a 110-98 Game 6 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. A massively disappointing ending to the season.

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Hoop Central: Another look at Jokic & Jaylen Clark. 👀

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2. Nikola Jokic: 26.96 percent Number of MVPs won: Three Seasons getting MVP votes: 8 out of 11 As Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic gets up there in age, this number will likely go down, as will the big Serbian's place in this ranking. But for now, Jokic ranks second all-time in percentage of first-place MVP votes gotten during his career, an even more impressive feat considering he came off the bench for nearly 40 games over his first two seasons in the NBA.

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NBA Courtside: Shaq on Wemby: "In two years he will be right next to Jokic as the best big in the league. Right now he's number 2 but not far behind. He's playing excellent basketball and i'm happy for the young fella"

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NBA‬: Nuggets beat Timberwolves 125-113 to stay alive and trim the series to 3-2. ⚒️ Nikola Jokić: 27 PTS, 12 REB, 16 AST Jamal Murray: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST

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Nikola Jokic end-of-game shenanigans

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Vinny Benedetto‬: With that last defensive rebound, Nikola Jokic has tied Russell Westbrook for the most career triple-doubles when the regular season and playoffs are combined. Both have 221.

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Marc Stein: The Nuggets are now facing an absolute reckoning in the off season because they need athleticism. They need speed and they're up against it financially. Nikola Jokic is up for an extension. There is zero indication to this point, zero that he wants to be anywhere else. He has never even betrayed the slightest hint that he wants to go somewhere else. But I think if he was giving us his unvarnished analysis at this point, no way he sees this team, since the title, going in the right direction. 

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