Nikola Jokic is content to stay put.

After delaying contract extension talks with the Nuggets this summer and spurring inevitable speculation about his future, the three-time MVP told reporters on Monday that “my plan is to be (with the) Nuggets forever.”

Jokic, 30, has a minimum of two years remaining on his current contract, plus a player option for the 2027-28 season. The second-highest-salaried player in the NBA for the upcoming 2025-26 season, he became eligible in July for an extension that would add up to three years and an estimated $207 million to the current deal.

But when the Nuggets offered it, Jokic’s camp informed them that he intends to wait to engage in contract talks next summer, when Denver will be allowed to offer him an additional year and $80 million. Nuggets le

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