The Nuggets and level guard Jamal Murray are progressing towards a four-year, $208.45M most contract extension this offseason, Shams Charania of The Athletic reviews. The Nuggets will current the supply to Murray, and either side count on an settlement.
Murray is coming into the ultimate 12 months of a five-year, $182.8M contract. He’s resulting from make $36M subsequent season.
Beneath the phrases of the extension, Murray would make roughly $46.53M in 2025-26, $50.25M in 2026-27, $53.97M in 2027-28 and $57.7M in 2028-29, in keeping with cap knowledgeable Yossi Gozlan. He may’ve added a fifth 12 months value $61.4M if he re-signed as a free agent in 2025, in keeping with Gozlan, however Murray has apparently chosen to lock into the long-term safety now.
These wage estimates are primarily based on a $141M cap in 2024-25, then a ten% enhance in 2025-26.
Murray received a championship with the Nuggets in 2023 and is mostly thought of one of the best present participant, by no means to be chosen as an All-Star. In the course of the title run, Murray averaged 26.1 factors, 5.7 rebounds and seven.1 assists in 20 video games.
Accidents restricted him to 59 regular-season video games this previous season when he averaged 21.2 factors, 4.1 rebounds and a career-best 6.5 assists. In Denver’s 12 postseason video games, he averaged 20.6 factors, 4.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists.
Murray is a profession 45.2% shooter, together with 38% from past the 3-point line. A 2016 lottery decide, he’s simply 27 years outdated.
