{"id":509381,"date":"2026-08-11T08:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=509381"},"modified":"2026-08-11T08:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:16:03","slug":"giannakopoulos-nikola-jokic-is-my-dream-ill-sign-him-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/giannakopoulos-nikola-jokic-is-my-dream-ill-sign-him-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannakopoulos: \u201cNikola Jokic Is My Dream. I\u2019ll Sign Him Next Season\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the second part of his lengthy interview with EuroInsiders, Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos also discussed the idea of bringing a superstar like Nikola Jokic to Greece.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, the player I would have wanted to sign, but who has stopped playing basketball, is Milos Teodosic. I believe that after Sarunas Jasikevicius, he was the smartest player on the court and, after Diamantidis, the most talented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giannakopoulos then revealed his dream signing for the future:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that is my dream. I will sign him next season. But where would he play? We have Lessort, Yabusele and Fall. How could he fit in? It\u2019s Nikola Jokic, the best player in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Panathinaikos owner then explained that he has already tried to bring the Serbian superstar to Athens, contacting both the player and the Denver Nuggets:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw that <a href=\"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nikola-jokic-could-sign-historic-nba-contract-next-offseason\/\">he could sign the richest contract in NBA history<\/a>. Ask Misko Raznatovic if I\u2019m serious. I made an offer to both him and the team. But they rejected me. I know he still has one year left on his contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giannakopoulos added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I asked, he had a specific contract and I tried to get the buyout for the final year. When they heard I was calling from Greece, they closed the door. Let\u2019s wait until next year&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jokic is currently under contract with the Nuggets for two more seasons, with the final year being a player option, for approximately $121 million in total. 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