"I might retire" – DeMarcus Cousins says Nikola Jokic nearly quit before signing $300 million contract

Nikola Jokic is one of the greatest players in NBA history. However, his basketball career nearly ended three years ago. Denver native DeMarcus Cousins, a former teammate of the pro player, recently talked about his time with the Denver Nuggets and about his teammate.

In addition, he also claimed that the NBA player nearly thought about quitting rather than agreeing to a $300 million supermax contract with the franchise.

DeMarcus Cousins reveals Nikola Jokic's shocking thoughts before signing massive supermax deal

DeMarcus Cousins recently opened up about his former team on the Straight Game Podcast and talked about how Nikola Jokic almost retired in 2022 instead of signing his supermax agreement with Denver. During his participation on the podcast, DeMarcus Cousins stated:“A dangerous dude… What I love the most about Jokic is his personality.

If you ever get the chance to have a conversation with him, if he tells you even a little more about himself, he’ll be honest… He really don't give a f— about this s—. He doesn't care at all. This is like his second or third favorite thing to do, maybe third or fourth."

He further continued: "

Most games where he's dropping these crazy stats, he probably doesn't even want to be there.. And that's the scary part about all of it."He then narrated the story of his near-retirement and said: "(Someone else) signed an extension, and I said to (Jokic), yours is gonna be crazy… He said, 'I honestly think I might retire.' I said, 'And leave $300 million? Sign the contract and just get fat, at worst.'"Meanwhile, once during his initial appearance on Fadeaway World, Nikola Jokic almost spilled the news of his retirement while complimenting Yang Hansen. The Chinese rookie who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers sent Nikola Jokic a message in the NBA's most recent social media post on X.

When the rookie acknowledged that he would approach the Serbian superstar for an autograph and a photo, the pro-NBA player then inadvertently said:“He’s good. I’m happy that when he gets in his prime, that I’m gonna be out of the league probably, in two… nah, actually,” said Jokic as he looked into space with an ‘oh no! what have I said’ look on his face before changing the topic back to Hansen.However, as of now, Nikola Jokic hasn’t said anything officially as of yet.Also read: LeBron James may retire after 2025-26 season as Los Angeles Lakers delay extension