The Nuggets' New TRADE Option Besides Zach Lavine REVEALED

[@fentanyljones6956]

Terrible idea. Turn a couple young bucks and Saric or Nnaji into some bench guys or send out Mike for Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith

[@2gulfalco]

as a Lakers fan, yes, of course I want the Nuggets to saddle themselves with Zach and his contract because he will eventually be injured again and then they will be totally screwed 😄

[@ToLooseGoose]

That won't happen until they beat us, though. Then they will fall apart after.😂

[@Syzygy88]

Lavine could turn them back into chip contenders this season.

[@effingtheineffable6827]

Yes, but the Nuggets need to include Nnaji and get back another guy for the rotation. Add Saric and maybe get Craig and Horton-Tucker?

[@danielrecalderon6735]

Lavine and dosonmu would be ideal for Denver

[@kuyab9122]

Get Zion, Ingram and Trae while you're at it. Bron and Bronny too if you like

[@LN-Lifer]

I would love to see Denver go after LaVine It would mean they have given up on being a serious contender

[@LargeDude2023]

I like the Lakers picking up Fultz. He gives them another good scorer

[@TheBasketballBulletin]

true if hes healthy

[@LN-Lifer]

Um Scorer? That's maybe 5th or 6th on the list of what they need Lakers need rebounding defense and speed in that order Try to pay attn to something besides ppg.

[@LargeDude2023]

@ hopefully. The Lakers scoring 80 points ain’t gonna cut it

[@whiteyobanion1104]

Get Bogan, Hunter, Daniels, Okungwu for MPJ, Braun, Zeke, Saric, and two seconds.

[@yosemite_ham6879]

Bruh ain't no way 2 teams turning over half their rosters to each other lmao Hawks especially laugh at the thought of trading Dyson

[@TheDjpunisher23]

is the lakers make a move. Who you think they would get?

[@berserkmonk5331]

Nuggets also don't really have draft capital... So getting CJ and DFS from the nets for porter and a second rounder would be a complete Failure from the nets front office 😂 Nuggets basically have limited choices in trading MPJ for a lateral move like Lavine( which would permanently strap them financially for the next few seasons) or not trading and relying on internal improvement from Jamal and role players. Maybe they can make like a marginal move in trading Wattson+ unplayable Naji for like a Dayron sharp and another small salary role player 😂

[@seds94]

Levine isn't a lateral move. Mpj isnt scoring 33 points vs Boston

[@seds94]

23 on a good night

[@berserkmonk5331]

@@seds94 Lavine is playing better than MPJ at the moment this season, but you gotta weigh in the fact of who is the #1 option on the bulls, and who is the #1 option on the nuggets? Mpj is putting up his production as the 3rd option on most nights, right? And the nuggets have been struggling defensively as well as when Jokic is not on the floor. Lavine addresses issues like needing another creator or another guy that can create for others when Jamal is having an awful game, but it doesn't address their defensive concerns. That's why I think it's a lateral move. They'll slightly improve in ppg, but not improve on defense(not that Porter was helping a ton on that end anyways) and they might lose some rebounding.

[@AccordingSign32]

@@berserkmonk5331perfect assessment. As a Nuggets fan, I don’t like the contract and how much Zach gets injured. Rather not trade MPJ or trade for Cam Johnson and DFS.

[@seds94]

@@AccordingSign32 I agree 100%. Size and depth/flexibility. Hopefully nuggets make it happen. Go all in with picks

[@ljtowers5161]

I think they got a shot at trading for Markkanen if they include Gordon and Saric with Porter. Contracts would match if you do Markkanen with Clarkson. Maybe add a 2nd round pick. Even if they trade Strawther instead of Saric it would still be worth it. But let’s say they could pull it off, your bench will still consist of Clarkson, Braun, Strawther, Jordan, and Tyson, that’s better than what you got now, you got a 15ppg player off the bench and they really need that. Your starters would be Murray, Westbrook, Watson, Markkanen and Jokic. That would be ridiculously good offense and defense. Watson and Westbrook would be great for defense, Watson shoots the three better than Gordon, Markkanen more efficient than Porter and taller and better defensively and better rebounder. Jokic and Markkanen would be two 7 foot towers, great for rebounding and applying pressure. Westbrook and Murray are two great playmakers. Clarkson and Murray are both good shot creators, you got a a more dynamic team.

[@echzen023]

they're ranked high in offense and low in defense but they want to trade for lavine for more offense? Imo they just need a solid bench.

[@MJ3000Sp]

Lavine will make a great addition to lakers. We need that pure shooting shot creator who is very athletic

[@Syzygy88]

Should the lakers try to get in a three way and land mpj??

[@kuyab9122]

How u even do that

[@jaredguy9234]

Lol 😆 nuggets wouldn't ever help the fakers let alone lebum

[@cugelchannel4733]

What if the Nuggets were willing to add one of their young players like Christian Braun, Peyton Watson or Julian Strawther (all 22 or 23 years old!) In exchange for Zach LaVine and Jalen Smith! Jalen Smith would solve their backup 5 problem, be able to slide into the 4 with Jokic and Aaron Gordon moves to the 3. It would give them tough defensive versatility to go along with Zach LaVine! Bulls wouldn't want to give up on Smith who's only 24 but how bad do you want to get off that LaVine contract? What if they gave the Bulls a versatile young defender like Christian Braun who's averaging 15ppg on 50-40 shooting. Nuggets would never be able to extend Christian Braun anyway after next season because he'll get something like $15-20m a year and they can't pay that - especially if they have Zach LaVine being paid $50m a year and Christian coming off the bench as their 7th man.

[@dmitryowens]

How many of these do Trevor and Donnie do per day? Lol Anyway, the Lakers should try to get Collin Sexton - he's a lot more affordable than LaVine and also 3 years younger and more of a team player.

[@pnine23]

He doesn't help them defensively. They need more defensive players. Specifically POA defenders

[@d-free]

We do as many as there are, These beat writes and reporters constantly put out new info. We arent speculating out of thin air or anything lol Sorry if it seems like theres too much.

[@Syzygy88]

@@d-freepersonally I appreciate the constant updates all in one place!! Keep up the good work fellas 🔥🔥🔥

[@Skais834]

Agreed a with the Sexton trade but the Jazz would like at leas one 1st round pick and he is not really worth that

[@dmitryowens]

@@pnine23 LaVine doesn't help defensively either.

[@sffan10]

They don’t need a Zach LaVine type player. Their shot creation is fine. They have the best shot creator in the entire league and a decent secondary guy in Murray. They need defense and volume 3P shooting. Aka KCP.

[@danielrecalderon6735]

They definitely need offense , especially when Jamal is having an off game, they just need to sign another tall defender along with levine ideally dosonmu

[@TheBasketballBulletin]

If they didnt they wouldnt be pondering trading for him lol

[@sffan10]

@@TheBasketballBulletin they’re 6th in offense and have a 120 offensive rating with Jokic on the floor. The only thing holding their offense back is that they’re 30th in 3PA. The main problem is that they’re 19th in defense. Please explain how swapping MPJ for Zach LaVine addresses any of these issues?

[@sffan10]

@ and you’re forgetting that teams make stupid decisions all the time. Just because the Lakers decided to trade for Russell Westbrook doesn’t mean that they needed Russell Westbrook.

[@Peanutdenver]

The Nuggets bench has been absolutely horrible and Jokić doesn’t have a proper back up at the five. Now the benches had a couple of good outings, but that’s it. You look at it statistically and our bench is the worst in the NBA look at some of the stats with Jokić on the court and off the court and that’ll tell you how bad they are. Calvin boost has painted us into a corner. Should’ve never given Murray the max when you had them for another year same goes with MPJ make them earn it. I don’t know if Murray ever gonna bounce back. He looks not as good as he used to be.

[@China2TXMan]

That MPJ for George in the off season thing is another Match Stein bullshiet

[@joyceabella7727]

How about trading Murray and get Trae young and some defensive players

[@markuskramer8666]

Murray can’t be traded till after deadline

[@MarkoVuckovic32]

I don't think Atlanta would trade their best player.

[@johnpena9165]

If I was the Denver Nuggets i'd trade Jamal Murray !

[@iguesss]

Better off acquiring Kuzma and Valanciunas for MPJ

[@KierenCates]

Omg who cares about the contract we need a guy who can score because 10 of our guys can’t

[@d-free]

It matters because it makes you have to send out two players to match the slary one of which is a 18 ppg scorer.

[@rickyreyes00]

Take a breath, Donny.

[@TheBasketballBulletin]

Running a gaming channel for a decade has made it to where I can go on and on without needing too lol

[@JUSTAVGGAMING]

Murrey is not worth $2

[@johnhuston650]

Zion or bust. Nuggets have no nuggets on defense.

[@huthaifaabdul-hafeez5007]

The Nets make the most sense. NOL- 3 1STS + CAM JOHNSON +Expiring contracts of Bog and Simmons Nets get Zion and BI

[@Skais834]

😂😂😂😂 Why would the REBUILDING NETS give away 3 1st round picks 😂😂😂😂

[@philmunsee79]

👎

[@alvin081988]

That Jamal contract of $200M is a double edge sword for Denver

[@kuyab9122]

Expound

[@donjuan8402]

@@kuyab9122Murray sucks

[@ThaRealJokaj]

I hope the nuggets Trade MPJ To The Bulls For Lavine.. Then LA Can Trade For MPJ .. Chess Not Checkers

[@RageQuit29]

lol MPJ is garbo on D go for it

[@R0NALD094]

@@RageQuit29 not anymore. He’s actually been playing good defense past 1.5 seasons if you actually pay attention and watch the games.

[@RageQuit29]

@@R0NALD094 If Porter played good D he would have a ton of value and we would be able to trade him for a boat load of stuff. Maybe when you watch you should take your homer glasses off.