Sometimes, order colors perception.
When free agency opened Thursday afternoon, within moments Denver’s two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic had verbally agreed to a five-year supermax extension worth in excess of $264 million. The largest contract in NBA history will keep Jokic in Denver until, at least, the 2027-2028 season.
Shortly thereafter, the Nuggets agreed to another deal with a center that drew derision from all corners of the internet. Veteran center DeAndre Jordan agreed to a one-year, veteran’s minimum contract, according to a league source, with the 33-year-old tasked with backing up Jokic. The Nuggets did their homework on Jordan. They vetted his engagement, made their requisite phone calls and felt comfortable bringing him into their locker room. They’d learned enough about former center DeMarcus Cousins that they weren’t willing to make the same commitment. Over the past two seasons, Jordan’s played for the Nets, Lakers and Sixers.
That was the primary impetus for jettisoning Will Barton and Monte Morris in exchange for Washington’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith last week and then further bolstering the defense in free agency. In Caldwell-Pope, the Nuggets believe they have a defensive stopper capable of sharing some of the burden put on Aaron Gordon last season. In the playoffs, he will prove essential.
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