The Nuggets spent only 6.7 million this summer, but they have created a favorite to win the championship! Should Jokic consider leaving?

The new season's regular season is getting closer and closer. At the moment, the two hot spots in the league, when will the farce between Kumingga and the Warriors end? Kumingjia has cleared all the content of his personal social platform account, getting closer and closer to the finale. According to the famous reporter, the Warriors dare not send Kumingjia to the King, for fear that he will grow into a star there. This is not afraid of brothers' hard life, but fear of brothers driving Land Rover first. On the other hand, after Xiao Ka's Yin-Yang contract was pulled apart, more and more media participated, and everyone pushed it. In the words of column reporter Holmes, the Clippers promised many privileges in order to compromise Xiao Ka, and Leonard's health problems were regarded as the highest secret. But some Clippers staff are already tired of it and think that Xiao Ka should leave.

Since the Thunder won the championship, many Western teams have crazily strengthened their lineups. The Thunder spent $810 million this summer, mainly to renew the contract with the Big Three: Alexander for 4 years 285 million, Jewish for 5 years 289 million, and Homgren for 5 years 239 million. Their framework has at least two years of winning the championship window. Including the Spurs' contract for Fox's 4-year and 229 million contract, the Grizzlies' contract for Jaren Jackson Jr. for 240 million contract, and the Rockets even obtained Durant + Finney Smith + Capela and others based on the contract for Jabarry Smith Jordan + Adams. The next one is to renew Ethan and Durant. According to statistics from the US media, the Thunder spent the most money this summer was US$810 million, the Spurs were second with 350 million, and the Warriors were at the bottom of the league without spending a penny.

But the most surprising thing is the Nuggets. The offseason is very disturbing, but the total expenditure is only $6.7 million! Let’s take a look at the specific operation. After the free market opened this summer, the Nuggets sent out Porter Jr. + the first round pick in 32 years and got Cameron Johnson. Porter Jr.’s salary next season is 38.33 million, while Cameron Johnson only has 21.06 million, with a price difference of 17 million. The Nuggets used this to reduce the team's total salary and used it to sign Valan (10.4 million) + Hardaway Jr. (3.63 million) + Bruce Brown (3.08 million). In addition, the Nuggets officially signed the No. 22 pick Holmes II this summer, giving Moses Brown an Ex10 contract, with a total expenditure of 6.7 million! The Nuggets in the new season should not be underestimated. Startings: Murray + Brian + Kayo + Gordon + Jokic.

Substitute: Bruce Brown + Hardaway Jr. + Valan + Strauser + Watson. Compared with the long 6-7-man rotation last season, the Nuggets' paper lineup can be used in the new season at least 9 players. According to US media calculations, the Nuggets have the fourth chance of winning the championship in the league, second only to the defending champion Thunder, as well as the Cavaliers and the Knicks, who have no competitive pressure in the East. If the Nuggets deal with Najib's 3-year and 22 million contract, they can reduce their total salary to near the luxury tax line, and Westbrook takes the initiative to break out of the player option contract, which is actually helping the Nuggets. This summer, the boss-led operation can indeed get full marks. However, when the Nuggets completed these operations and became the favorite to win the championship in the new season, Jokic took the initiative to refuse a three-year, super maximum salary renewal of 212 million yuan this summer.

Jokic's contract has three years left, with salaries of 55.22 million (next season) + 59.03 million + 62.84 million (player option). According to the salary rules, Jokic can sign a super maximum salary of 293 million in four years next summer. The first annual salary of the new contract covers the original player options. The four-year salary is: 64.8 million + 69.99 million + 75.59 million + 81.63 million. If calculated based on the four-year contract next summer, Jokic can still stay in the Nuggets and will get 410 million in the next six years! But can you still win the championship if you stay in the Nuggets? There are two major questions. First, why have the Nuggets lost their role players in the past two years? When Jokic is time to renew his contract, he knows how to strengthen it? Just like sharpening the gun before the exam, but as the boss Kroenke said: "If we are injured on the 15th and we don't want to face that situation, he may be traded."

sharpening the gun before the battle! Secondly, the Nuggets lineup is not sustainable because the previous general manager Booth gave Murray the 4-year super maximum salary of 208 million yuan, completely blocking the team's upper limit. Murray has suffered from injuries in recent seasons, averaging about 21 points per game. Last season, he once became a hidden danger in the team, including ignoring Gordon's call to assemble the team and publicly criticizing Westbrook for not going home during the game in Los Angeles. In Jokic's words, if some players cannot perform, they should go to the substitute for us and cannot get so much money. Murray is an unstable scorer. The key is that his defense has always been poor. In the past two seasons, when he was on the court and was not on the court, the team's defensive efficiency difference was -2.8 and -3.8 respectively, with an effective shooting percentage of 180 in the league!

In the words of famous reporter Amik, teams like the Warriors, Lakers, and Clippers are all preparing to make huge salary space in the summer of 2027. They are very clear that Jokic and Antetokounmpo have player options. For Jokic, the Nuggets are a type who is good at taking advantage of tricks since their boss, which is not in line with his strong competitive spirit. Besides, Murray's contract and data do not have too high market trading conditions (premium assets, high-quality chips are required). For Jokic, perhaps next season is the last chance, which is already the most powerful lineup in the Nuggets' theory. If it doesn't work, it should be considered leaving.