The owner of Panathinaikos Basketball Club in Athens, Greece, says he tried to buy Nikola Jokic out of his NBA contract for next season and believes he can sign the three-time MVP when he becomes a free agent next summer.
If Nikola Jokic signs a new contract with the Nuggets next summer, it could be the most lucrative deal in NBA history. But that hasn’t discouraged Dimitrios Giannakopoulos, the owner of the Greek team Panathinaikos, from continuing to pursue the three-time NBA MVP. During an episode of the Euro Insiders podcast (YouTube link), Giannakopoulos said […]
Panathinaikos B.C. owner Dimitrios Giannakopoulos said he will try to persuade Jokić to decline his $64 million player option to play in Greece next year.
Panathinaikos B.C. owner Dimitrios Giannakopoulos said he will try to persuade Jokić to decline his $64 million player option to play in Greece next year.
Nikola Jokic has been the face of the Denver Nuggets over the last decade and remains arguably the best player in the entire world. Although he has declined contract extensions over the last two years with the Nuggets and enters the 2026-27 season in the final guaranteed year of his current deal, owning a player […] The post Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic remains ‘dream’ addition for Greek owner after failed contract attempt appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Dimitrios Giannakopoulos, the owner of Greece's Panathinaikos Basketball Club, made an offer to the Denver Nuggets to buy out the final year of Nikola Jokić's contract.
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