Far too many things to say, far too much accomplishment to show off, far too many jokes to share with you. Last night, in the intensity of a Free Agency that got off to a flying start, Nikola Jokic signed his « supermax extension » with Denver. The my…mymon…amount? 264 million dollars over five years, an amount to become a stutterer.
“That Nikola Jokic is extended, okay, but that we give him so much money? It is abused. We’re just talking about guys dribbling, while a firefighter saving lives and kittens hits a hundred times less. Rotten society, down with the established order, unbutton your shirts, long live Rue Ketanou! “. This is how we would have started this paper if TrashTalk hadn’t been called « TrashTalk » most « The earth is not a trash can ». In short, we digress. This night, Nikola Jokic therefore signed his « supermax extension » for 264 plates over five years. That’s a lot, and the paper’s editor wonders if he’s ever scratched about such a big deal. Apparently not. Suddenly, the editor in charge of the paper goes to ask the rest of the team if they have ever scratched about such a big contract. No more. Oh, wouldn’t that be the… but it is. Last night, Nikola Jokic signed the biggest contract in NBA history. Well, our storytelling is a little slammed because the info was in the title. The accomplishment, although “simply financial”, remains crazy. In the NBA, there is no taboo on this: if Nikola Jokic is so safe, it is because Nikola Jokic is a huge player. One of the best Europeans having set foot on a parquet floor. The most original, quirky, bon vivant. The only one who received his MVP trophy in a stable in Serbia. The one who comes back from afar, very far.
Nikola Jokic is the first
— $260M player
— 2nd round pick to win multiple MVPs
— Player with 2000/1000/500 in a season
— Player with a 25p/13r/6a season
— Center with twenty 10-assist games in a seasonHe’s only 27. pic.twitter.com/H90zGPwwNR
— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 1, 2022
Par “comes back from afar”, you don’t necessarily hear that he was begging in an alley in Belgrade, eh. Sorry if we have you teased in that sense, but it’s just super impressive that a 41st draft pick tops the biggest contract of all time, eight years after arriving in the NBA. No first pick – or any other player for that matter – has ever been asked to initial $260 million. And suddenly, how are we eligible for a so-called contract «Supermax» ? First solution, be in an All-NBA Team or win the DPOY trophy in one of the two seasons preceding the signing. Second solution, win the Maurice Podoloff statuette – MVP award – in one of the three seasons preceding the signing. In this case, Nikola Jokic coupled All-NBA Team and MVP trophy. As for the amount, how come no other MVP loyal to his franchise has ever signed such a contract? The times play a part in this accomplishment, with the ever-increasing salary cap on contracts. One day will come, a boy will dethrone Niko, but at the moment T, the Serb is only 27 years old and takes advantage of his bonus.
All that’s missing is a big Playoffs campaign for Nikola Jokic to definitely register his name among the very best. The Serb has the time, his CV / track record is already well supplied, and the Nuggets 2022-23 edition enjoy on paper, a good workforce.
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