After the Kevin Durant bombshell, Free Agency is off to a strong start with several huge contracts announced. Two-time MVP of the regular season, Serbian international center Nikola Jokic, 27, has agreed to terms with the Nuggets on a record five-year extension worth up to $264 million. Information from Shams Charania The Athletic and: StadiumThe Joker will have a $60 million player option in the final year of his contract, 2027-28. To recall, the person in question finished last season, his seventh in the NBA and in the Nuggets, averaging 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists in 2021-2022 (79 games).
However, Jokic isn’t the only one who broke the bank. According to the same Charania, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, 25, has agreed to a four-year, $214 million supermax extension after he just finished the 2021-22 season with 26.8 points, 5 rebounds and 6.8 assists. : 214 million dollars is a lot. But that’s less than the $251 million that 29-year-old Bradley Beal will make over five years in Washington, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.ESPN:… The difference is that Jokic and Booker will be chasing a title next season. It will be more difficult for Bell.
Batum stays with the Clippers, Brunson goes to New York
One thing is certain: summer in the NBA will be hot. And it’s not a trade request for Kevin Durant that’s going to turn the temperature down… If the Suns and Heat have a preference for KD, the Lakers are said to be looking to land said Durant and Kyrie Irving… For the rest, 33-year-old French soccer player Nicolas Batum surprisingly said yes to a two-year stay with the Los Angeles Clippers (ESPN:), that the Knicks will sign Mavs Jaylen Brunson to a four-year, $110 million contract (The Athletic5 years at $100 million with the Blazers for Anfernie Simmons, five years at $87.5 million for Lou Dort, who will therefore remain in OKC (ESPN:)… A non-exhaustive list, at the core of the evening, where we also learned that Memphis Jarren Jackson Jr.’s interior will be out for four to six months. Meanwhile, Jokic, Beal and Booker can rest easy.
Source: Le Figaro
