This season, the Nuggets have been as consistent as ever, playing 55 games so far, and they have a 36-19 record, a winning percentage of 655%, ranked fourth in the West, it should be noted that the pressure of competition in the West is quite large, especially the top four, the difference between wins is very small, if the Nuggets are in the next state to pick up, the ranking should be able to climb up, if nothing else, they are still the favorites to win the championship this season, thanks to the team's core Jokic, of course, don't forget the second leader Murray.
Jokic partnered with Murray, these two are similar to the OK combination, one inside and one outside, don't underestimate Murray, he is a typical NBA star whose strength is greater than his fame, in the championship season, Murray's playoff statistics are 26 per game7 points 55 rebounds 71 assist, can be described as very comprehensive, he is the Nuggets team other than Jokic the biggest champion to win the championship, and look at this season, Murray played 40 regular season games for the Nuggets, averaging 20 per game5 points 39 rebounds 6With 5 assists, he still maintains a high level and can get a big contract.
In July 2019, Murray signed a five-year deal with the NuggetsThe $9.6 billion contract extension, the 2024-25 season is a player option, that is, it is time for Murray to renew his contract again, and when it comes to related topics, Murray seems to be very open-minded, he said that he plays to win, and it doesn't matter if he has more money or less, "I almost don't check my bank account, I don't spend money like that", Murray said. So the question is, although Murray doesn't care about the amount of money, after all, when it comes time to renew his contract, how big of a contract can he get?
In fact, Murray has a chance to get a super-max salary extension contract, almost 5 years 3$1.5 billion, with an average annual salary of $63 million, the numbers are staggering, if they can be signed, then Murray's contract is not much inferior to Jokic, let's look at the requirements, according to the rules of the NBA, Murray wants to sign this super maximum salary extension contract, and needs to be selected to the best team this season, to be honest, this is a bit difficult, on the one hand, Murray may not be able to meet the standard number of appearances due to injury, and on the other hand, the guard line is more competitive.
In the NBA for many years, Murray has never been selected to the best team, and combined with his performance this season, he has not made fans shine, which can be imagined in 5 years 3The $1.5 billion super-cap salary extension contract has gradually drifted away, if he can't be selected to the best team, then Murray can only get a 4-year $200 million contract extension at most, with an average annual salary of $50 million, in the Nuggets, Murray is still second only to Jokic, to be honest, the final result will most likely be 4 years and $200 million.