Jokic re-signs with Denver in record $264-M deal

Two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic will stay with the Denver Nuggets on a five-year, $264 million supermax contract extension that is the biggest in league history, US media reported Thursday.

Nikola Jokic (AFP)

The Denver Post was among several outlets reporting Serbian star Jokic’s mammoth deal as the league’s free agency negotiating period got underway.

As the Post noted, the move wasn’t unexpected after Jokic, drafted in the second round by the Nuggets in 2014...