Video: Jamal Murray Says He Wants to Retire with Nuggets amid NBA Contract Buzz

While Jamal Murray has yet to sign a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets, the star guard made it clear he wants to remain with the team until he retires.

"I love Denver, I want to be here the rest of my career," Murray said after the Nuggets win over the Timberwolves on Wednesday.

Murray is currently on a five-year, $158.253 million contract that runs through the end of the 2024-25 season. In October, Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth said the two sides didn't come to a deal over the offseason because Murray was looking to "maximize his earnings" through his play in the 2023-24 season.

This season, Murray is putting up 20.9 points and a career-high 6.6 assists per game. He was a huge part of the Nuggets' 2023 championship run, averaging 21.4 points and 10 assists against the Miami Heat in the Finals. Now, he's looking to lead them to another Finals appearance alongside co-star Nikola Jokić.

Murray, 27, has spent his entire seven-year career in Denver, and it seems he wants to retire with the Nuggets. For now, the team will look to give him the contract extension that he has earned to keep the star pairing of him and Jokić together for years to come.

With Wednesday's win over the Timberwolves, the Nuggets now hold the top spot in the Western Conference and will look to keep that position through the final two games of the regular season—a matchup with the San Antonio Spurs on Friday and a season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.

If it holds on to the No. 1 seed, Denver will be paired up with a play-in tournament team in the first round, which might not be an easy matchup. Currently, the Sacramento Kings have the No. 8 seed, but the Nuggets could have to face the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors or Phoenix Suns in the first round.

If Murray can help lead the Nuggets to back-to-back championships, it would certainly help maximize his earnings this offseason.