NBA Player News: Nikola Jokic and Others

NBA 球員新聞：尼古拉·約基奇與其他人

Jun 27, 2026, 21:27

Introduction

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are not talking about a new contract now. Also, two other players want to stay in the NBA.

尼古拉·約基奇與丹佛金塊隊目前尚未商討新合約。此外，另外兩名球員希望留在 NBA。

Main Body

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets want to wait. They do not want to sign a new contract today. If Jokic does not sign, he can leave the team in 2027.

尼古拉·約基奇與丹佛金塊隊希望等待。他們目前不想簽署新合約。如果約基奇不簽約，他可以在 2027 年離開球隊。

The Nuggets pay their players a lot of money. They spend over 180 million dollars. But they can still give Jokic a very big contract. Other teams are waiting to see what happens.

金塊隊支付球員大量資金。他們的支出超過 1.8 億美元。但他們仍然可以給予約基奇一份非常優渥的合約。其他球隊則在等待觀察情況。

Guerschon Yabusele and Nikola Vucevic played for the Boston Celtics. Both players want to stay in the NBA. They do not want to go back to Europe now.

Guerschon Yabusele 與尼古拉·武切維奇曾在波士頓塞爾提克隊效力。兩名球員都希望留在 NBA。他們目前不想回到歐洲。

Conclusion

Jokic is waiting to talk about his contract. Yabusele and Vucevic want to keep playing in the NBA.

約基奇正在等待商討他的合約。Yabusele 與武切維奇則希望繼續在 NBA 效力。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The "Want" Pattern

In this story, we see a very common way to talk about desires and plans using want.

The Rule: Person $\rightarrow$ want $\rightarrow$ to $\rightarrow$ action

Examples from the text:

Players $\rightarrow$ want to stay
They $\rightarrow$ do not want to sign
They $\rightarrow$ do not want to go back

🛠️ Quick Guide: Positive vs. Negative

Yes ✅	No ❌
I want to play.	I do not want to play.
They want to wait.	They do not want to wait.

Pro Tip: To make it negative, just put do not before the word want.

Vocabulary Learning

contract (n.)

A legal agreement between two people or groups

Example:The player signed a new contract for five years.

spend (v.)

To give money to pay for something

Example:The team spends a lot of money on new players.

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