Jamal Murray signs $28 million extension with Denver Nuggets in a major development for the Denver Nuggets staro guard Jamal Murray has secured his future with the team on Saturday the nuggets and Murray agreed to a 4-year $28 million extension ensuring he will remain with the team through the 2028 to 29 NBA season according to ESPN's Adrien wouse Murray who has been eligible for an extension since the end of the 2023 24 season finally Inked a deal that reflects his significant role with the Nuggets earlier reports from Shams karania of the athletic and Stadium on June 27th indicated that Murray was working toward a Max contract but no agreement was announced until now during the summer Murray and the Nuggets took a patient approach Murray focused on representing Canada in the Olympics and downplayed contract discussions while nuggets general manager Calvin Booth mentioned on SiriusXM NBA radio that they would wait until the conclusion of the Olympics to resume contract talks the Nuggets faced a challenging offseason notably losing cavius cordwell Pope to the Orlando Magic as a free agent cwell Pope a key 3 andd player had fit seamlessly into the nugget system alongside Murray and MVP Nicola jokic retaining Codwell Pope would have pushed the team into the second tax apron potentially limiting their roster flexibility given Murray's importance to the team prioritizing his extension was a strategic move Murray a Kentucky Alum has consistently performed at a high level averaging over 20 points per game in each of the last three seasons last season he set career highs in assists 6.5 and three point shooting 42.5% across 59 starts despite never having made an All-Star team Murray's impact on the court makes him arguably one of the best players in the NBA yet to achieve that honor for the Nuggets retaining Murray is crucial as they Contin continue to contend for championships with jokic in his prime the duo of Murray and jokic remains one of the most formidable in the league and keeping Murray ensures the team remains competitive and poised for future success with this extension the nuggets have solidified their core for the foreseeable future aiming to build on their recent successes and remain a dominant force in the NBA for more updates Please Subscribe this Channel and press the Bell icon I didn't ask you about the contract thing is that something you're thinking about the max contract when we get there we get there I I'm playing games right now for Canada so that's not my mind how fresh do you feel right now I know you got rest you do one and a half you know I feel good yeah how are you taking what happened last season at the end a bitter sweet very bitter so I mean it's over I'm playing the Olympics I I have no thoughts about it's obviously just important for C just get back to Olympic it's been I think 24 years but I mean you obviously high expectations and how do you kind of balance just enjoying the mo but also knowing you guys have the potential to to win a medal I mean this is exhibition game we got three more exhibition games so I mean no time will come when we got to you know bring in a little bit more but um like I said it was just a great event all know um have my dad here Coach Cal here like I said there's a lot of little stuff to add up and uh make it more more than basketball and you know the game is the game and that's why it's called a game like like I said we we're all Canadian and you know be with each other playing and all that and have all these little intricacies and moments that we remember for the rest of our lives so cool