Are the Nuggets On the Cusp of a Trade? The Nuggets NEED to Make A Move?
The Denver Nuggets are 12-10 on the season and they are facing perhaps he best individual seasons in NBA history from Jokic but…do they have the leeway to gamble with internal development?
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41 Comments
I know we just lost to the Wizards, but are we really down THAT bad? Jimmy Butler? Damn…😒😮💨😥
Calvin Booth screwed the team by giving out so many bad contracts.
No Buckets!!
Please don't say DeAndre Jordan needs playing time my man 😅
Lets get a stud out of Detroit. Nuggets need an athlete to back up Russ. Jokic can make stars out of athletes. He is making non athletic players rich!
What about Lonnie Walker ?
You shouldn't trade MPJ because he's our only 3-point shooter. Trading a shooter for another shooter is pointless.
I still think Joker should leave this disappointing team cause I don't believe in anything Booth says and does. He already signed so many bad contracts these 2 years. He would fail Joker again.
Just trade cancar/zeke/tyson if needed/ and get an actual backup 5 , deal Murray when available.
No no no. Old and injury prone.
Even if we traded Porter, were not winning a championship this year. Unless Malone changes. We should wait till the end of the season then Murray could be traded and several others. So were going to trade Porter for a 35 year old Butler. So getting him will just miraculously make us the favorites. C'mon. I think they've set Porter up for this only because they thought he would be injured by now instead of playing 98 out of his last 99 games. People dont take that into account.
Jamal Murray is the problem. Jimmy Butler is not the answer.
Trade jamal for herro and jaquez instead…
Porter for butler is a dumb trade for name only. How ignorant to try and justify that. You do this for a living? Move on
Anything but Murray plz. MPJ is hit or miss. One game he shows up next two hes nowhere to be seen. Only slightly better then Jamal. Denver gonna regret not getting rid of Murray and MPJ, and most of that crappy bench Zeke, Jordan and few others. Jokic is not gonna be Jokic next season if he keeps getting f..ed by same system of players that dont show up for the games.
Trading for Butler makes zero sense for the nuggets.
Release Zeke Nnaji sign Lonnie Walker trade Jamall Murray Dario Saric 2025 2nd round pick to Charlotte for Miles Bridges and Tre Mann
Nuggets dont need butlers style of play its a bad pick
Jamal murray is the issue cause they paid him too much money for nothing, they need more then jimmy, they need an extra player , so they need money
Jamal murray is the issue cause they paid him too much money for nothing, they need more then jimmy, they need an extra player , so they need money
YESS PLEASE TRADE HIM WITH JAMAL
How about lamello ball he might be afordable
The nuggets have two tradable players with sizable contracts- MPJ and Zeke Naji
Bogdonovic. Shoots the three plus the Serbian connection works
The problem with these hypothetical trades is that it's not just one guy whom they can integrate fairly quickly without losing a step. All these involve replacing three guys and having to spend another twenty games (the way they've been going so far) to work everything out. The least destructive move is Zach Levine, hoping that he doesn't hurt himself again. Jimmy Buttler doesn't make any sense; he's more or less putting up Jamal Murray numbers lately.
Zeke for Seth Curry. Problem solved…
Bogdan Bogdanivic and Bruce Brown for Michel Porter and Stwrather
The MPJ trade for Bogdanovic and Hunter is starting to grow on me more. Initially, I'm more against the trade because I don't think each of them are good enough to compensate as role players. However, I failed to realize the effect of playing with Jokic and what that does to each player and the spacing around them. You don't need a star level player like Jimmy Butler next to Jokic. You only need competent role players around Jokic who have great understanding of the game and can shoot. Preferably, those players are above average defenders too. Bogdanovic is a tricky one. Despite being 6'6" with a 6'11" wingspan, defensively I don't know how good is he compared to MPJ. I don't think Bogdanovic would ever be a defensive liability though. As for De'Andre Hunter, I think he can be a "Andrew Wiggins" approximate type of player for the Nuggets. His defense is stellar, but his offensive game is underrated. I would consider him a 2 way player. The versatility he provides would immensely valuable on the Nuggets. Just think about it. The defense with Braun, Hunter, and AG in the starting lineup would be insane!!! Instead of trading for Onyeka Okongwu, I would trade for for Larry Nance Jr. though. Nance is on an expiring contract and is cheaper than Okongwu. Fit wise, I think Nance can be an "Aaron Gordon" lite for the Nuggets doing a bit of everything on the floor with his playmaking, defense, and vertical athleticism. He can easily play the backup 4 or 5. As long as Bogdanovic and Hunter can stay healthy, I actually like this trade including Larry Lance the most more than the Nets trade with DFS and Cameron Johnson.
Bring Barkley, Jordan and Magic Johnson.
They need to bring LUKA DONCIC to make a history. And to get rid of Jamal also asap
The front office's job is to surround Nikola with players who can maximize his qualities (many) and minimize his problems (rim protection and perimeter defense only).
With Jokić being the first point center in history, I think it's important to have a backup point guard who can lead the team when Nikola is on the bench. An ideal player for that position could have been the current Chris Paul.
You also need a backup center with a decent NBA level to play about 15 minutes on average. A player like Luka Garza, Al Horford, Clint Capela, Jonas Valančiūnas or Isaiah Hartenstein.
A good player who can generate points in ISO and, if possible, is not a black hole on defense. For example, Bogdan Bogdanović, Norman Powell or Cam Thomas.
A mid-level all-star guard, if possible with a decent defense. Jalen Green, Tyrese Maxey or De'Aaron Fox.
And the rest of the roster can all be 3+D. Athletic players who can defend the perimeter, contest shots, rebound and score threes when they are free. Alex Caruso, Luguentz Dort, Dillon Brooks, Dyson Daniels, etc.
At very cheap, the Nuggets could have a team like: De'Aaron Fox, Christian Braun, Alex Caruso, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić, Chris Paul, Bogdan Bogdanović, Dyson Daniels, Peyton Watson, Luka Garza.
Murray cannot be traded this season. It is not allowed. So the team are stuck with him. And no one will take him on his mad max contract while he plays like this. The only hope is for him to improve and get his stuff together. And that is before we mention the worse than useless bench and their albatross contracts.
how about Kroenke and Booth go and visit Jamal at his house and have a little talk before trading MPJ. Because I dont think we can trade him and come on top of it. He is too niche of a player, just started developing other aspects of his game, which is Malone's fault.
Trade Porter and I’m done with the Nuggets. The fuck outta here. Murray’s the problem. No trades… just play harder. If Murray doesn’t get better then put him on the bench. If the nuggets play like they did against the Hawks, they beat everyone
Jimmy is not good for Denver. Denver needs good SG with good % of 3PT. You have two great passer you need good shooter. It is simple.
No!
They've been the best starting 5 for the last few years and CB nas been as good if not better than KCP. No need to blow it up, despite Mal struggling.
The bench has always been weak even when they won the chip the bench was bad.
Keep MPJ and get rid of Murray. I like Braun, Watson could develop his offense and be a good 2 way player. Another all star scorer could do them well
All Denver NEEDS is to get rid of both Murray and Booth.
We don't need another wash up player we need all star player young player and C!!!!
They need to get Vasilije Micic and Bogdan Bogdanovic, somehow. MPJ is not problem, Jamal is, so no trading MPJ!!!
If they trade MPJ it's nail in coffin. Frickin Jamal is problem, his trash game and personality.
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