Overview

• Jokić said, “My plan is to be a Nugget forever,” as he addressed his contract outlook and confidence in Denver’s direction.
• He passed on a four-year, $212 million offer this summer and becomes eligible next year for roughly four years and $293 million under cap-growth projections.
• Denver removed the interim tag from coach David Adelman and replaced general manager Calvin Booth with Ben Tenzer and Jonathan Wallace to steer roster and cap strategy.
• The Nuggets traded Michael Porter Jr. to Brooklyn for Cam Johnson, brought back Bruce Brown, added Tim Hardaway Jr., traded for Jonas Valančiūnas, and will get DaRon Holmes back from an Achilles injury.
• Reporting characterizes the changes as a push for playoff depth, and a separate projection from Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey, cited by The Sporting News, forecasts a possible five-year, $140 million extension for Christian Braun.