Overview
- The latest reporting says Denver plans to lock in a multi‑year max extension for Nikola Jokic and will listen on the rest of the roster after a first‑round loss to Minnesota.
- Head coach David Adelman is expected to return next season, and both Jokic and Jamal Murray publicly backed him after the series defeat.
- League chatter points to Cam Johnson as the likeliest starter to be moved on his expiring $23 million deal, with the Clippers flagged as an expected suitor and a Nets reunion floated by some executives.
- Aaron Gordon is no longer viewed as off‑limits, though insiders say it would take a strong offer, and win‑now teams like the Lakers, Suns, and Celtics are linked to possible interest.
- Denver wants to keep restricted free agent Peyton Watson using Bird rights, yet proximity to the NBA’s second tax apron—a hard line that curbs team spending—means salary may need to be traded out, putting higher‑paid wings such as Johnson or Christian Braun in play.