Nikola Jokić has recently been making headlines regarding basketball rumors and his long-term future with the Denver Nuggets. European basketball discussions circulated heavily after the owner of Panathinaikos publicly claimed a willingness to buy out Jokić's contract to lure him to Europe, though NBA analysts quickly dismissed the possibility due to the massive financial gap between EuroLeague budgets and Jokić's upcoming max extension projections in America. On the court, Jokić continues to anchor Denver's elite core, following another sensational individual season where he once again put up historic triple-double numbers and led the Nuggets through intense Western Conference battles.