Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos has dreams of signing and attempted to lure Nuggets' Nikola Jokic to his Greek club. Nikola Jokic has been the face of the Denver Nuggets over the last decade and remains arguably the best player in the entire world. If I don't sign Jokic, I'm not going anywhere.” I know that he has one more year on his contract,” Giannakopoulos continued. As a result, he enters the 2026-27 NBA season making $59 million, with a $62.8 million player option for the 2027-28 season that he will very likely decline.