32 million in 4 years! The 22-year-old will renew his contract with Nuggets: he will serve as Jokic as a backup during the defending season

On October 22, Beijing time, according to ESPN Woj, Nuggets insider Zick Najib agreed to sign a contract extension with the team, and the two sides renewed a new contract for 4 years and $32 million, including player options. It is reported that Nagy will serve as the Nuggets' backup center in the new season, that is, as Jokic's backup, and the Nuggets value his defense.

Nagy signed a new four-year, $32 million contract extension with the Nuggets ahead of schedule, after NBA reporter Zac Lowe said that giving Nagy a four-year, $28-$30 million contract was very valuable for the Nuggets.

According to Nuggets reporter Harrison Wind, the Nuggets value Nagy's versatility on the defensive end, and he will serve as the Nuggets' backup center (Jokic's backup) in the new season, and is expected to play the best year of his career.

Najib, 22, 2.06m tall and 108kg tall, was the No. 22 pick in 2020 and has played in 136 regular-season games for the Nuggets over the past three seasons, averaging 5.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game, shooting 52.7% from the field, 38.2% from three-point range and 65.5% from the free-throw line.

In the 22-23 season, Nagy played in 53 regular season games for the Nuggets, averaging 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game; played only 5 games in the playoffs, averaging 1 point and 0.4 rebounds in 2.4 minutes per game; Nagy won the first championship of his career with the team, of course, this is also the first championship in Nuggets history, and Jokic won FMVP by all votes.

In this year's preseason, Nagy averaged 19 minutes per game, with 9.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 blocks.