Nikola Jokic spent a staggering six-figure sum to ensure that all 11 players on the Serbian basketball team for the Olympic Games had a Rolex on their wrist after winning bronze.
The NBA MVP gave a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona to each of his fellow countrymen who played in Paris earlier this summer as a token of his appreciation for them, according to Look.
According to the Serbian gossip magazine, the model costs around $32,500.
In total, Jokic paid $357,000 to purchase the watches.
NBA fans, however, weren’t necessarily impressed with Jokic’s gesture. Some wondered why he didn’t show any appreciation for his Denver Nuggets teammates, with whom he won a championship in 2023.
Nikola Jokic spent a large sum of money as a token of his appreciation for his Serbian teammates
The 29-year-old NBA center bought a Rolex Daytona Cosmograph for each of his 11 teammates
“Where are Jama Murray and MPJ’s watches?” someone asked on X, to which someone else replied, “They make enough money to buy their own watches.”
Another fan agreed that Jokic’s teammates in Denver “make fat NBA salaries so they don’t need to.” [gifts].
Someone else claimed that Jokic’s $357,000 purchase was “like a dime for him.”
According to Sportrac, Jokic has earned $198,124,795 in his NBA career, which has led to the dismay of several fans.
NBA fans wondered why Jokic wasn’t grateful to his Nuggets after winning the title
The 29-year-old center is currently under a five-year, $276,122,630 contract in Denver.
In 2024-25, Jokic will earn a base salary of $51,415,938, while the cap hit is $51,415,938 and the dead cap value is $51,415.93.
He has a player option for the 2027-2028 NBA season and can test out as a free agent in 2028-2029.
If Jokic fulfills his contract, he will have earned $426,640,075 in career earnings, according to Sprotrac.