The Denver Nuggets are currently in the middle of what could be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. Denver is coming off of a seven-game playoff loss to the eventual Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round.

Recently, NBA insider Marc Stein took to his account on X, formerly Twitter, with some contract news regarding one of the Nuggets' players who comes off of the bench.

“Denver's Dario Šarić has activated his $5.4 million player option for next season,” reported Stein.

Stein also noted that “Saric had until June 29 to exercise or bypass the option.”

Dario Saric didn't play a huge role for the Nuggets this season, especially during their playoff run this past spring under interem (and now full time) head coach David Adelman.

Still, him making his decision regarding his contract this early into the summer gives the Nuggets' front office one less thing to occupy themselves with as the offseason continues.

A big offseason for the Nuggets

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The Nuggets are currently looking for ways to maximize however many years Nikola Jokic has remaining as the undisputed best player in the world.

The last two offseasons, the Nuggets have seen significant departures, including both Bruce Brown and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. While Christian Braun showed some signs of being a quality starting-caliber player this past season, most of Denver's other young talent either stagnated or took a step back in 2024, which came back to bite the team during their playoff run.

The Nuggets shocked fans by firing head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth with just days remaining in the regular season, signifying that a franchise that had hoisted a Larry O'Brien trophy just two years ago was now in considerable turmoil.

While Adelman and the players did an admirable job of weathering that storm, the Nuggets' playoff loss still made it clear that the team is still at least one piece away from truly having a championship contender around Jokic.

The Nuggets will now set their sights on the NBA Draft, which is slated to begin on June 25.