The Denver Nuggets made a number of changes during the summer that has them poised to bring their fresh new look to the court when the regular season officially tips off later this month and franchise cornerstone Nikola Jokic is excited for what the future has in store.
Jokic’s future will be a topic of conversation after he bypassed a chance to ink a four-year, $212 million contract his summer so that he can have the opportunity to sign a four-year contract extension next year for $293 million.
“I mean, I don’t think about it,” Jokic said, according to ESPN. “I think those contract extensions come as a reward, as something that is natural to the sport. Especially in today’s NBA how you see how the salary cap is growing and everything.”
“My plan is to be a Nugget forever” he added.
Jokic will have a number of fresh faces around him this season, especially Cam Johnson, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Jonas Valanciunas.
“I mean, they definitely changed the team,” Jokic said.
Bruce Brown also returns to the team, who was a key part of their title run a few seasons back.
“Bruce is back. We won with him. Need to save his career again,” the Joker joked. “We have Cam and Jonas — we have a bunch of new guys. We have Holmes healthy. We’ll see. It’s a new energy, new beginning for us. Hopefully, we can do something.”
