Nikola Jokić: contract future with the Nuggets
Jokic leaves no doubt on Nuggets future, says he will re-sign
Evidence rates the reporting, not the odds of a move.
Payroll, draft capital, and movement for 2026-27. Missing ledger rows stay blank instead of showing zero.
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Fan and media tone for the franchise and its tracked players, as of Oct 6, 2026.
Franchise
Fan vs media gap · Fans −6 pts vs media
Fan lane 58% · Media lane 64%. Fans are cooler than media, a common setup for overrated-player discourse.
Ryan Nembhard
Fan 86%Fans· Media 72%Headlines
DeMar DeRozan
Fan 57%Fans· Media 71%Headlines
Nikola Jokic
Fan 64%Fans· Media 63%Headlines
Christian Braun
Fan 65%Fans· Media —
Aaron Gordon
Fan 71%Fans· Media —
Cam Whitmore
Fan 59%Fans· Media —
Jamal Murray
Fan 55%Fans· Media —
Marvin Bagley III
Fan 63%Fans· Media —
Fan lanes come from team fan blogs, social posts and video comments, and media lanes from publisher headlines. Neither is a census of all fans or media.
Current-season salary commitments and draft capital status for this franchise.
$139.4M worth · $125.0M salary
$15.9M worth · $2.4M salary
$13.2M worth · $2.4M salary
$19.0M worth · $11.8M salary
$5.1M worth · $2.4M salary
$23.1M worth · $23.1M salary
$93.0M worth · $161.5M salary
$545.5M worth · $591.5M salary
Worth is what each player's projected DRBL wins would cost on the open market over the rest of his contract, and salary is what he is owed. Surplus is worth minus salary, except that a team can decline a team option or cut a non-guaranteed year, and a player can turn down his option. These are the same estimates shown on player pages.
The team total of -$58.6M adds up each player's middle estimate and ranks 16th of 30 teams. Every player's own range is wide, so read the total as a rough guide.
Left out of the total, not counted as zero: Trevon Brazile (no recent DRBL seasons).
Unresolved movement reporting linked to this franchise.
Jokic leaves no doubt on Nuggets future, says he will re-sign
Evidence rates the reporting, not the odds of a move.
Salaries by season, future picks and unsigned draft rights.
2026-27 salary cap
$165.0M
Payroll
$221.1M
Over the cap by
$56.1M
Player option · Team option · Italic = not fully guaranteed
Full payroll and notes →| Player | Age | Salary | Guaranteed | |||
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| 26-27 | 27-28 | 28-29 | 29-30 | |||
| Nikola Jokić | 31 | $59,033,114 | $62,841,702 | $59,033,114 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 29 | $50,105,628 | $53,817,156 | $57,528,684 | $161,451,468 | |
| Aaron Gordon | 31 | $33,658,037 | $36,350,680 | $39,043,323 | $70,008,717 | |
| Cameron Johnson | 30 | $23,062,500 | $23,062,500 | |||
| Christian Braun | 25 | $21,551,726 | $23,275,863 | $25,000,000 | $26,724,137 | $125,000,000 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 25 | $7,466,667 | $7,466,667 | $7,466,667 | ||
| Spencer Jones | 25 | $6,000,000 | $5,750,000 | $11,750,000 | ||
| Julian Strawther | 24 | $4,826,931 | $4,826,931 | |||
| DaRon Holmes | 24 | $3,372,120 | $5,547,138 | $3,372,120 | ||
| Lonnie Walker IV | 27 | $3,286,399 | ||||
| DeMar DeRozan | 37 | $2,449,421 | $2,449,421 | |||
| Tyus Jones | 30 | $2,449,421 | $2,449,421 | |||
| Marvin Bagley III | 27 | $2,449,421 | $2,449,421 | |||
| Trevon Brazile | 23 | $1,357,763 | $1,357,763 | |||
| Dane Goodwin | 26 | |||||
| Coleman Hawkins | 24 | |||||
| Bryce Hopkins | 24 | |||||
| Emanuel Miller | 26 | |||||
| Ryan Nembhard | 23 | |||||
| Cam Whitmore | 22 | |||||
| Team totals | $221,069,148 | $195,049,206 | $121,572,007 | $26,724,137 | $474,677,543 | |
Payroll is every listed salary for this season, including deals that aren't fully guaranteed. Cap space leaves out cap holds, dead money and exceptions.
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| Player | Age | Drafted | Playing for |
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| İzzet Türkyılmaz | 36 | 2012 DEN · round 2, 50th pick | Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor (TU) |
Trade exceptions
data unavailable: No structured TPE feed in production.
Other assets
No additional structured asset classes admitted.
Pick and exception genealogy is incomplete for this franchise, so treat asset history as partial. · Offseason Tracker · Learn transaction layers
If 1-5 if not already settled with OKC or 1-5 if DEN conveys 1st to OKC by 2027
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Terms are worded as reported, as of Oct 1, 2026. Ranges like 1-8 are pick numbers; "via" lists the teams a pick passed through. Logos show whose pick it originally was.
Latest transactions involving this team.
Transaction events for this franchise: date and description only, not asset genealogy.
2026-09-30 · DEN
Signed guard Ryan Nembhard to a Two-Way Contract.
2026-09-30 · DEN
Waived guard KJ Simpson.
2026-09-23 · DEN
Waived G Boopie Miller
2026-09-22 · DEN
Waived G Reese Dixon-Waters and F Keonte Jones
2026-09-18 · DEN
Signed forward Cam Whitmore to a two-way contract.
2026-09-08 · DEN
Signed guard DeMar DeRozan to a Contract.