Nuggets star Jamal Murray reportedly agrees to 4-year, $208 million max extension

Denver Nuggets star level guard Jamal Murray has agreed to a four-year, $208 million most contract extension, an individual with data of the deal instructed The Related Press on Saturday.

The particular person spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity because the deal, which retains Murray out of free company subsequent summer season, awaited the requisite signatures.

Murray made a outstanding return from a torn ACL that sidelined him for the entire 2021-22 season to assist lead the Nuggets to the franchise’s first NBA title in 2023.

That was adopted by an injury-filled common season and truncated playoff run this summer season, which preceded a disappointing efficiency by the Canadian within the Paris Olympics, the place he typically got here off the bench.

In Denver, although, Murray is three-time MVP Nikola Jokić‘s pick-and-roll companion and gives the Nuggets with one of many NBA’s greatest offensive duos.

The extension, which has been within the works for months, will preserve Murray in a Nuggets uniform by way of the 2028-29 season.

The franchise’s all-time chief in 3-pointers, Murray averaged a career-best 21.2 factors and 6.5 assists final season, however he missed a number of video games with quite a lot of nagging accidents.

After hitting a pair of game-winners within the Nuggets’ first-round collection in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers, Murray was hobbled in Denver’s seven-game loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves within the second spherical.

Basic supervisor Calvin Sales space mentioned following the early exit that the staff wants Murray to be in high form for the pains of the upcoming season and for it to make one other deep playoff run.

Murray averaged simply 6 factors per sport on the Olympics and shot beneath 30% from the ground and 15% from 3-point vary, main many Nuggets followers to surprise if his extension would get executed.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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