Jokic Signals He'll Sign Nuggets Extension in 2027, Easing Fantasy Fears
The reigning No. 1 fantasy asset put off a $360M deal again, but told media day he plans to sign next year. Your first-round pick is safe.
Still our No. 1 overall — nothing about his 2026-27 workload changes.
- Averaged 27.7/12.9/10.7 in 65 games in 2025-26
- Eligible for up to a 5-year, $360M extension
- Has a $62.8M player option for this season
- Our No. 1 ranked player at 62.1 FPTS/G (2025-26)
- Second straight triple-double season
Nikola Jokic passed on a max extension for the second straight summer, and Nuggets fans have been sweating it ever since. On media day Monday, Sept. 28, the three-time MVP tried to cool the room down, saying he plans to sign next year if Denver still wants him. Translation for fantasy managers: the best player in the game isn't going anywhere.
The stakes are enormous. Jokic is eligible for a five-year deal worth up to $360 million, and he's been sitting on that eligibility, seemingly to squeeze every dollar out of the timing. He's under team control for just this upcoming season plus a $62.8 million player option, which is exactly why the delay has spooked people. But delaying money and demanding a trade are two very different things.
None of this is new noise from Jokic himself. Back in April, after Denver got bounced in the first round, he told reporters he wanted to be a Nugget forever — the same franchise he joined as the 41st overall pick in 2014 and where he won the 2023 title. Basketball ops boss Ben Tenzer echoed the sentiment at media day. Everyone's saying the quiet part out loud: this is a paperwork timeline, not a breakup.
What It Means for Your Roster
For fantasy purposes, absolutely nothing has changed about Jokic's outlook this season, which is precisely the point. He's our No. 1 overall player after posting 62.1 fantasy points per game in 2025-26 (an actual result), and he did it while averaging a triple-double for the second year running — 27.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.7 assists across 65 games. Only Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook have ever pulled off even one triple-double season. Jokic just stacked two.
The one wrinkle worth noting is Denver's tighter roster. The Nuggets traded away forward Peyton Watson, a steadily improving piece who put up 27.9 fantasy points per game last season (2025-26). Fewer supporting playmakers around Jokic typically means more of the offense funnels through him, which only reinforces his ceiling as the safest first-round anchor in the game.
Bottom line: draft him first overall without a second thought and hold. The contract chatter is a front-office storyline, not a fantasy red flag. If a leaguemate tries to spin the extension delay into panic and offers you a discount trade, that's a buy-low window on the single most valuable asset in the sport.
