Nikola Jokic Predicted to Not Sign Extension With Nuggets This Offseason

The Denver Nuggets have lost Game 7 of the conference semifinals two years in a row since winning the championship in 2023 against the Miami Heat. 

The Nuggets lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2024 and fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder this year. 

Denver superstar center Nikola Jokic is eligible to sign a three-year, $212.5 million extension this summer. The Nuggets will offer that deal to the three-time MVP and one-time Finals MVP. 

However, one NBA writer is predicting that Jokic will not sign that extension with the Nuggets. 

"Jokic noted Denver's lack of depth after its playoff exit, only for managing governor Josh Kroenke to extol the benefits of running it back," Dan Favale of Bleacher Report wrote. "That is unacceptable.

"In fairness, the Nuggets are not working with many resources. They can trade just one first-round pick this summer and won't have more than the mini mid-level exception of $5.7 million to spend in free agency. That isn't Jokic's problem. This team should be working its butt off to improve around the best player in the world. The past two offseasons have seen them do the exact opposite."