This is Breaking Nikola Jokic

[@MrUltimateGamer]

Shower thought: Why does AM hoops post in the afternoon if he is AM hoops?

[@محمد-و1ض1ن]

Its 1 AM here in kuwait 😁

[@EdWedgie]

PM Hoops

[@t7-nba379]

Thinking about another man in the shower is crazy

[@Dimezprod]

Because he record at AM.

[@idkkkkkkkk_]

😭

[@Th3WhiteNoise]

Jokic is frustrated because he's working double or triple time just to keep the team above .500. It's like doing 2-3 shifts just to get by paycheck to paycheck.

[@KC-lg8qf]

Wait isn't that what the supposed best player in the world is supposed to do? Why is it unfair for him to have to do it?

[@junlee9531]

@@KC-lg8qf Well it's that despite jokic's brilliance, the team is so absolutely garbage without him, that they would be on pace to be the worst team in the league. It would be unfair for him as jokic is getting better every season and the nuggets front office is giving him nothing to work with, effectively wasting the prime of one of the greats

[@KC-lg8qf]

@junlee9531 It's never mattered before why should it matter now? Plenty of guys have put up gaudy numbers for midpack teams and not been awarded for it..... The NBA rides this guy's meat like no other.

[@KC-lg8qf]

@junlee9531 It's never mattered before why should it matter now? Plenty of guys have put up gaudy numbers for midpack teams and not been awarded for it..... The NBA rides this guy's meat like no other. If this is how it's going to work,.we need to go back and give LeBron about 5 more MVP awards minimum.

[@AirLancer]

@@KC-lg8qf Because people don't like seeing great talent be wasted on garbage teams? Think about baseball and all those years that Shohei Ohtani was stuck on awful Angels teams.

[@Steazyj]

Joker is right. The NBA should deduct pay if the players aren’t performing up to the contract that would make things way competitive and more views

[@Madhamz]

Refs included

[@Joefdgtr]

A very fantasy idea but if it makes you feel better then ok

[@LolWTF001]

​@@Joefdgtr so you love to be spoiled cuz you given fat contract? Baby mentality

[@konzza]

Nothing.... Absolutely nothing stops teams from inserting clauses to player contracts. It also happens. Zion for example having a weight clause.

[@Jay9966]

This will never be a league wide rule for all contracts only a select few that may or may not be waived or moved down to G League. You need to know that the best prospects are sought after by multiple teams, any team who would want a chance at getting said prospects would not put this clause in the contract they offer.

[@TheChadD315]

I hate when people put the Hawks in trades that aren't advantageous to the Hawks at all. "Hawks give up Trae Young and 3 first round picks to the Lakers for Rui."

[@trilops120]

😂😂😂

[@BlakeMulkey]

Ik,& the worst part is hawks frount office would hangup that call lol so it makes me question anything else theyre saying

[@kingsalah28]

EXACTLY, wtf the hawks gonna do with MPJ?

[@lucasanfilippo5370]

That's funny.. you are right, people are Crazy Expecially in LA..

[@TheChadD315]

@@kingsalah28 Exactly, Risacher's comp was a pre injury MPJ. If he develops we'd have a better version for cheaper

[@BurMan_YT]

Nikola Jokić might be having one of the greatest seasons of all time and most of his teammate might be having one of the worst seasons

[@gnomechomsky2524]

The one game MPJ missed in the last 2 years was because he forgot his shoes lol

[@sen73nced]

no way, really? lol

[@RS-ol8or]

@@sen73ncedyep, he has special shoes because one of his feet is a drop foot. No arch apparently

[@gnomechomsky2524]

@ true story

[@tiosav6251]

he was too busy plucking and trimming his eyebrows to a perfect state, he can't think of every little thing all the efing time!

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

Also Jokic is 31/13/9.5 not 9 rebounds…!!

[@blue-phoenix115]

Russ becoming the Draymond to Jokic. He helps Jokic get buckets, an invaluable asset, it’s why GSW could never get rid of Draymond despite his many infuriating antics.

[@jlui21]

-- i will saying this again: Westbrick is GREAT for $3.3M. I think he's even worth $15M/yr. As a nonshooter, it was tough to watch him play for $45M/year.

[@thsya489]

he deserves 15 million a year and he is so much better than draymond this and the last 5 seasons its funny crazy how they dont play him 30 mins a night he has been balling the past 2 months almost every game is a near triple double tonight he droped a triple double

[@T1Oracle]

Draymond is killing GSW. They haven't seen a finals game since the punch. They're getting worse every year.

[@aaronpeters6209]

If he even had a neutral presence in Denver, his on/off stats wouldn't look like this (Off - Def & net Rating) ... On: 117.1 - 117.4 (-0.3) Off: 121.1 - 112.3 (+8.8) Same Trends hold when Including Jokic ... Russ on, Jokic Off: 100.7 - 120.3 (-19.6) Russ Off Jokic Off: 103.0 - 103.2 (-0.2) Russ on, Jokic On: 125.5 - 116.0 (+9.5) Russ Off, Jokic On: 127.3 -115.5 (+11.8) EPM (-1.0), DPM (-1.7), League relative TS% -4.5, arguably turns the ball over too much. Especially relative to how much he has it. He's been a negative. No reason to not think he won't continue being that. Denver may as well only play him with Jokic to get some value from him. At least he seems to have small negative to neutral impact in such situations.

[@aaronpeters6209]

​@@thsya489 If he was worth 15 mil a year, his on/offs would look much better than this ... n: 117.1 - 117.4 (-0.3) Off: 121.1 - 112.3 (+8.8) Same Trends hold when Including Jokic ... Russ on, Jokic Off: 100.7 - 120.3 (-19.6) Russ Off Jokic Off: 103.0 - 103.2 (-0.2) Russ on, Jokic On: 125.5 - 116.0 (+9.5) Russ Off, Jokic On: 127.3 -115.5 (+11.8) Seems like they should only play Russ with Joker.

[@BoccaBeats]

Love how this trades never happen 😂

[@japiro14]

not a single one lol

[@iamlogic3369]

Better remove this segment

[@Iso_SSB]

The hawks are NOT giving up hunter and nance for MPJ, yes Trae and MPJ were teammates in highschool. But this is just a bad trade for the hawks

[@blablablaa14]

Last year they were trying to get rid of Hunter and couldn’t. Now you’re not trading him because he’s shooting a bit better? After you drafted his replacement in the draft. Make it make sense

[@PlexSATX]

Hawks are the kings at bad trades, tho.😂

[@anthonythomas]

The hypothetical Bulls also makes no sense for the Bulls either, but accepting a trade like that would be on brand for Chicago

[@PolarGlideKeyboards]

@@blablablaa14we need a back up PG after Trae

[@jacobraby45]

@@blablablaa14a bit better? He’s having career highs in efficiency and points. So yeah they aren’t trynna trade him

[@ross3698]

Finally no ad

[@blablablaa14]

Learn to skip a few seconds so KZbinrs you like can make money

[@Abode_187]

i was looking what that comment

[@DameArk]

You want to watch his videos but you don't want him to make money? Tf is wrong wt u

[@nvm9040]

He makes money from the sponsors obviously Why does it bother you 😂

[@potofseed]

You are watching free content, and you are complaining about ads? 🤣

[@BigNor23]

Jokic deserves better

[@_Benjiglo_]

The only KZbinr who has given Russ his props. Thank you

[@STASHYNSKYI]

Nikola Jokić is best Nuggets defence player - Svetislav Pešić couch of Serbian national team and living basketball legend who knows everything about this beautiful game .

[@feroce82]

Yeah,Jokic defense Is legendary to a point nobody have never seen that before

[@nikolakrstic8079]

Jokic averages like 12 rebounds not 9

[@HAVOCGZ]

I thought it was 13

[@ThrawnSr]

True, and 9.5 "assistts"

[@onlyfacts3178]

and doesnt have more because WESTBROOK stealing rebounds

[@tyler114050]

This is a reupload

[@bobsmith5746]

My man is like 0 for 35 on trades, don’t expect anything to change

[@mareklame8589]

Great video. Most youtubers talk about stars trades the deplete the roster. But Denver actually need better rotation players. I like analyzing their stats and finding what they really need. Good job!

[@ivandj707]

You're right, Denver needs to strengthen its defense through trade, both when Jokic is on the court and especially when he's not.

[@GuySmithSmoke]

Jokic never had an All Star teammate. Until westbrook

[@fadfsdfasfsa]

Yes, who was all star, and now is far away from that level.

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

Westbrook isn't all star player 😂😂😂😂 he was all star in past, it was long time ago. He isn't all star like last 3 or 4 years 😂😂😂

[@rickastley1330]

technically deandre jordan but he way past his prime

[@milanbarac5832]

Millsap was a 4 time all star with the Hawks, Isaiah Thomas and DJ were also all stars. They were all past their prime, just like Russ

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

@milanbarac5832 but nine of them was all star with Nuggets 🤣🤣🤣 Milsap was washed when he was in Nuggets, stop it.

[@euro51116]

Nikola Jokic is the MVP, any other discussion is slander at this point. Its a rough patch but the west still runs through Joker until proven otherwise.

[@alanhong99]

Best defender against jokic : booth

[@blablablaa14]

Not only is Denver going to waste Jokic’s prime. They are going to waste the rest of his career. His team cannot be fixed and he’s not leaving. It’s over for the nuggets

[@RS-ol8or]

Calm down. Murray can be traded this summer. And regardless how he plays the rest of the year, they probably will.

[@emilli0077]

They were just a “dynasty” 2 seasons ago 😭😭😭😭

[@blablablaa14]

@@RS-ol8or They are not trading Murray. His value around the league is very low

[@jairhanz17]

Who else been watching michael porter jr since he was his HS , happy to see him get a ring

[@niklasmirrazeghi3560]

Nah, that entire family is filled with awful individuals

[@Premium_Water]

I think they need to play better DEFENSE as opposed to getting Levine. They are one of the best offensive teams in the NBA points wise they are generating points they just need to contest shots and not allow others to make 3's.

[@J-Hue]

Defense often goes as the star goes, especially a star big man. If Jokic took that side of the ball as seriously as he should, the team would likely fall in line and the wins would start to pile up. If he's happy with his own play, not being in the best shape and just putting up gaudy glamor stats, then the team will likely continue to struggle.

[@seanjones7822]

@@J-Hue I think the biggest thing with jokic' defense is that he REALLY doesn't want to go into foul trouble. Nuggets offense is dead in the water without him, so he doesn't want to foul on defense. I think he and the team think of it like this: if he plays better defense they might win or be more competetive in a few games, but if he is forced to sit because of fouls, the Nuggets DEFINITELY lose those minutes. You're kind of trading a nebulous benefit for a surefire downside. Also his on/off value does paint the picture that he's at least a serviceable defender. He's not making flashy defensive plays but he's a solid drop defender. Also, his hands are pretty underrated, he deflects passes and gets steals more than most centers, which is valuable on defense too. Plus rebounding is a part of defense, and jok is one of the best rebounders in the game atm.

[@J-Hue]

@seanjones7822 Practically eery star player in NBA history has that problem, though. He simply has to do like every othet player and defend without fouling. If he got in better shape, he'd have more quickness and what not to get to spots in time to not foul. Instead, like the video in the beginning showed, they got burned because he was the only player to not rotate, when Gordon stepped up to play help defense on the opponent's layup. That forced 2 other defebders into an impossible situation and they got burned. Yet Jokic is mad at them. That's lazy hoops. And it's not uncommon from stars that like getting gaudy stats, but not giving real championship effort. Some players think they don't have to fight as hard to rotate and go guard the open man because thwy're doing so much on offense, but that's just poor leadership and effort. He's a great player, but if he won't get better on defense, his team will likely continue to struggle.

[@stephenl6948]

If Shai gets MVP over Jokic I'll lose all faith in the NBA

[@Dimezprod]

Shai better

[@jioreyes5838]

NGL seems likethey change the narrative every year so jokic gets it

[@uberneanderthal]

wouldn't be as bad as embiid over Jokic in '23

[@Dimezprod]

@@uberneanderthal like Allen over Lamar this year. They’re going to force the mvp to Josh Allen.

[@Grievous_]

@Dimezprod lmfaooo ok buddy, clear as day that Shai has nothing but defense surroundedby him and Jokic avg more than him in the 3 main categories

[@LucasEdling-b7q]

Russ averaged a triple double he already had great passing. It’s a good pickup for nuggets though. Great vid!

[@Fraiwoh]

As a hawks fan, I pray we do not make this trade 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@csincos989]

As a Nuggets fan, I agree.

[@GTNover]

4:40 Is a dumb take. Hes the best defensive rebounder in the league. That alone makes him a good defender because defensive rebounding is extremely valuable. He also leads the league in deflections + steals. Steals and DRebounds are the only way to automatically end the possession for the opponents and give it to your team. He also has elite defensive IQ. And hes a massive body with a massive wingspan who knows where to position himself. Saying hes bad at defense because of his massive flaws, perimeter iso defense, and lateral movement, is like saying Giannis is bad at offense because he cant shoot.

[@FavreianVengeance]

I've actually gotten less A.M. Hoops video suggestions since I subscribed. 😂

[@hustleman8797]

Paycut based on a performance is genius I think that'll make defense get tougher and less 3s

[@CooperMarketingUnlimited]

It's kind of frustrating to be a Jazz fan. (I'm from Utah, so it's my home team). It seems like they draft top talent, help them develop their skills, then send them off to a bigger market team. Is it because they can't afford to keep them once they're good? They don't have a chance in the playoffs, so stars won't stick around? It's like the Jazz are just an extension of the G League. Stats say they were decent in 2021, but I don't remember that being the case. You'd think they would have dozens of first round picks saved up since they haven't done anything worthwhile in decades. I'd like someone who is smarter than me to explain this to me.

[@ZangetsuDDR]

It's everything you said, plus I'm sorry to say it but there is nothing to do in Salt Lake City. What rich person would want to stay in a boring state on a team constantly in the ass-end of the conference with no hopes or dreams? Same thing with Portland and OKC. Stars would rather just go to a bigger market team.

[@racimegacar]

Best video explaining Nuggets situation. But no trades will happen in January, except smaller ones

[@mydog337]

Losing an elite lock down defender like `Heatpad Murray` will be big shoes to fill.

[@5uperN0v4]

Such a great video bro. 👏👏👏

[@gablen23]

I agree, we need good wing defenders first, our offense always will be good enough as far as we have Joker.

[@bw0081]

How about MPJ for Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels? The Wolves are 21st in offensive rating this year and could use some extra punch.

[@solomonadjei758]

Denver would say no. Trading MPJ doesn't solve all their issues and might worsen them. The biggest problem is Jamal Murray, who has been declining due to injury. Yet received a massive contract. NVM, they might have to trade MPJ, Denver's not a championship team and Murray has a 5-year contract.

[@KClouisville]

That could actually help both teams, but Denver might have to throw someone or something else in to get it done. Reid and McDaniels could definitely help Denver....and MPJ, while not a guy who creates a lot of his own offense, could absolutely feast on open 3pt shots from kickouts playing for MN. He's also greatly improved his passing this year too.

[@AdityaParashar-ws4ny]

Horrible trade for Minnesota, MPJ maybe has a similar value to one of them

[@akirosakuragi9279]

They's no way Wolves would agree. MPJ is 🗑️ rn

[@fadfsdfasfsa]

How about Murray instead of MPJ because he is much worse?? Also 190 cm, who cant do anything beside, handle and carring ball all the time and dont know what to do with it, and that is play maker worth 200 milion dollars?? WTF, his worth is 20 milion for 3 years, not fuc**ng 200m!! The same actually applies to MPJ and Gordon, they are all overpaid, none of them are worth that much, but Marie is even worse than these two. The club manager's imbecility really knows no bounds

[@mohamedkoblawi4175]

The nuggets are even more cooked if they trade of any of the rumored players

[@YZSGRX]

I love your videos man

[@Verdaddd]

Honestly Trade for cam johnson, great shooter and defender

[@Jshun40]

I had this in my mind too

[@coulrophobic123]

Small correction at 1:13...Bill Russell also won 4 MVPs in 5 years. 1962, 1962, 1963, 1965. Oscar Robertson won in 1964.

[@gaminginfo161]

Great video!

[@nest3308]

Lakers messed up by trading their championship core for Westbrook, nuggets messed up by not trading their core

[@barracosoken]

Love your videos. Very informative, and concise. But I wonder what's the total trade scenarios you've shared and how many really happened. It's fun to take a tally 😅

[@archyleach]

Nuggets has talent, but they fall apart with Jokic on the bench. I think they should practice without him, because they rely on running everything:g through him so much and are in disarray without him.

[@deelak2329]

Best Russ Post Wizards. By Far. ANd most appreciated Russ Post Washington too

[@GregTurismo]

Love that trade suggestion

[@leptonparticle238]

Who's making this videos? At least get his averages right. He's at 31 12 and 10 per game. And his quote about a pay cut was about the whole team including himself

[@SWISH-shortss]

nice video!

[@benmcgill3167]

Bro is a lifelong Russ hater. This dude comes up with nonsense just to talk down on Russ’s name. Russ has take the backseat and recognized he is not the best player on the team since he played with Paul George in OKC and arguably his entire career. KD won an MVP next to Russ. PG was an MVP finalist next to Russ. In 19-20 Prime Harden was Prime Harden next to Russ. Brad Beal led the league in scoring next to Russ. Westbrook has been and will continue to be one of the best teammates in the entire league. Like what are you even talking about?

[@klannedoklan]

I think they need a replacement center for Jokic. So Valanciunas will be the best option. They can even consider some insane line-ups like having Jonas and Joker at the same time.

[@xanxus8272]

0:58 These stats don't look right

[@gideonarhin8287]

They aren’t right. At the very least, he averages more rebounds than assists…not sure where those stats came from.

[@blake1606]

The only one that’s right is the points lol

[@Tulip258]

They could go on a 2 week win streak right now and be top 5 or top 3 depending on how other teams go.

[@calumcdz3152]

Jimmy butler anyone? He’s 35 and though on an expiring deal still playing at a high level, he would instantly fix any problems they have with perimeter defence and actually elevates his level of play during the playoffs. MPJ, Zeke, Cancar and DJ.

[@evanperzanowski1413]

"In my country where I'm coming from after this kind of stretch you gonna get paycheck that is a little less than usual" 💪 Nikola is the hardest player in the Modern NBA, and there is no close second 💯

[@basketballmaven1454]

the nuggets need a solid power forward, someone who can block shot and get rebounds and play solid defense against other big men

[@GoatPopsicle]

The easiest fix is to get rid of the corner 3, and just push the 3pt line out at the low elbow. Now it takes actual movement & skill to beat a defense, because it clogs up the “freight train” lane to the basket too. While also giving postmen room to make moves inside & rebound.

[@DragonsFrogs]

Christian Braun is in the 88% percentile defensively for BPM & 86th percentile for D-EPM. His offense, on the other hand, is barely above league average. Defensive rating isn’t a great metric for individual players

[@ianward3647]

For my birthday wish, please talk about how good the Cavs have been

[@maximus3511]

Wrong stats - avg 31, 12.9 R, 9.5 A

[@maximus3511]

4 rebounds per game off

[@impp6570]

When every team gives 100%, like in the playoffs, there isn't enough space for so many trees. The problem is that during the regular season, most teams do not even want to play at 100%.

[@markojelic9912]

It's shame MPJ is only tradeable player is Denver. He is very good shooter and efficient scorer who knows how to play with Jokic. His off ball game is one of the best in the league. It's one of those situations where player is more valuable for his current team then any other. Similar to Green and Warriors.

[@atraina6921]

Euro players seem to be 95% of this new era who actually care about winning.

[@GothPaoki]

Of all the great players of this generation jokic is the only one who if he finishes his career with one ring we should be saying this isn't good enough and a major nuggets fk up. Giannis is good with one , doncic will be good with one the way his career is going but for the player jokic is shattering innumerable records and putting up stats that haven't been seen since Chamberlain you gotta question what nuggets are doing..

[@tebra643]

We need more Jokić content

[@richardnelson26]

Was literally gonna say this gives me Bron first stint in Cavs vibes.

[@feroce82]

Jamal Murray was fundamental for the Nuggets post-season success, let's not forget how he showed up big when it matters. It's too easy to throw him under the bus now

[@flundyyy]

I know it’s not feasible but I would’ve loved to see Jimmy Butler on the nuggets

[@Greenarcher707]

Nugs are one and done. Never again.

[@Grizzbit]

THE WHAT 3:11

[@TheMcBagaball]

💀💀

[@DemarcusHayes]

😂

[@raymondqiu8202]

The nuggets, you must be hearing impaired, maybe 🧠 impaired too

[@shisduhos5682]

Lmao

[@jaharigreen3150]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@yoitsjimmy_]

good content

[@JayTeeGR]

Who were the ones laughing at 0:21? What he says is not wrong.

[@alexgrissom3513]

I think they’re just laughing because the answer was unexpected, not necessarily because they thought he was being ridiculous

[@alohatigers1199]

He ain’t wrong. You have players getting paid this much and they play poorly, that’s not a good look.

[@coronasyflores]

MPJ and Strawther for Cam Johnson and Ben Simmons. Cam fixes the hole at the wing with decent shooting. Simmons plays back up to Jokic at the five and have him only worry about defense and dimes, who says no?

[@vanjanja]

Wild take: I believe Nuggets will take title this season.

[@RiseYT.]

Can you make a video about the D'lo trade?

[@איתימועלם-נ7ט]

Fun idea for a rule(i know it wont happen but lets fantasize) Imagine if a team can chose 1-2 min of the game where u cant shoot threes, this way we can see more dunks mis range and different lineups(lets say 2 bigs) U cant use it at the last two min of a game or even last quarter. I dont think its ever gonna happen or work but just sayin it would be nice

[@Trance-2010]

Dunks are Bs

[@milanserval4897]

Last night he had 36pt, 22rb and 11as,Jokic is the best in the NBA right now

[@ZangetsuDDR]

Yet his team is useless without him on the floor. so that means nothing if it doesn't translate to wins

[@ruru1993]

I hope we don't trade Deandre for Porter lol

[@GrogMindwhip]

I think it's quite impressive averaging 10 "assitts" a game. I mean, when your game is so good it calls for extra letters.

[@Roihclem871]

1:10 sir its a lottery team featuring russ without jokic

[@aaronpeters6209]

100% On: 117.1 - 117.4 (-0.3) Off: 121.1 - 112.3 (+8.8) Same Trends hold when Including Jokic ... Russ on, Jokic Off: 100.7 - 120.3 (-19.6) Russ Off Jokic Off: 103.0 - 103.2 (-0.2) Russ on, Jokic On: 125.5 - 116.0 (+9.5) Russ Off, Jokic On: 127.3 -115.5 (+11.8)

[@ChristopherGoode-sh4zg]

Last year isn’t “normal” 2 years ago isn’t “normal” nice analytics tho my friends.. one of my favorites

[@aidanbosstime]

The basketball swish sound byte spam is reminding me of the Johnny test whip crack and I promise that isn’t a good thing lmfao

[@stickfigdude7037]

Are we gonna talk about trading Jokic to a different team? Or is that exclusively a Giannis thing?

[@T1Oracle]

They should keep MPJ. I wouldn't trade him unless they're getting a "win now" trade in return.

[@wesbesttreacts4515]

Westbrook been playing well since he got on the clippers, he only had a bad stint on the lakers

[@jordandiaz7605]

i’ve always though guaranteed contracts are the worst ideas . i bet you if it wasn’t they’d play harder/better

[@schrodinger6991]

Dario saric has a million dollar contract which is insane because he is unplayable.

[@limonator8280]

Trade Jamal Murray for Zion.

[@hoopkingdom]

The Nuggets aren't looking like they have historically despite Jokic playing at a record level high and it's simply not sustainable. Murray and MPJ need to either step it up or they need to add some more pieces to make them the lethal contenders they were before.

[@ilovekaiyko]

getting lavine and losing mpj to boost your 3s would just offset itself.

[@DavidArrington-g7p]

If I’m Denver, I’m trying to orchestrate a multi team trade that gets them both Hunter and Marcus Smart

[@dealpha3698]

If only the NBA is not bias to Embiid because of the current event that year, Jokic could have won CFMVP, FMVP and his 3rd straight MVP that is nearly impossible to do

[@TheCriminalViolin]

They really need to trade MPJ man. That is a huge part of the issue. He's too inconsistent, and really has one of the worst contracts in the league. Jamal also should be traded. I know that is something that'd make most lose their minds as how "insane" and "terrible of a take" it is, but they do. Bro needs to go. He's far too unreliable in terms of availability, he's became pretty inconsistent himself, and holy hell is he way too overpaid. With the current rules, they may be truly screwed to be stuck with him though, which is brutal.

[@akwesirobinson1710]

I knew Russ was going to be a good fit Russ is always like that he will get the best player involve every chance he can get

[@ronanborus4067]

The nuggets gym is terrible. He is wasting the best player of a generation’s prime!

[@jorgelacasacabeza4324]

Positive takeaways from the last two games: Jamal and Nikola are giving extra on defense. It's true that they will never be Tayshaun Prince and Ben Wallace, but in the last two games they are putting in extra effort. Murray is playing SMART. He shoots and passes the ball when the game calls for it. Most of his points are after easy shots and he has minimized the heroball plays enormously. If he always played like this, without letting his ego take control of him, he could average +20 points and +10 assists per game with good shooting percentages. If he had a normal shooting day today, considering that they weren't crazy shots, he could have scored 28 points and given 10 assists with good percentages. I think this is the way to go. Negative takeaways from the last two games: Julian Strawther is unplayable. He's totally transparent on defense. He should average +20 points per game to compensate for his zero contribution on defense. Everything MPJ gives you on offense doesn't make up for his weak defense either. On offense he's a good spot-up shooter who has improved his reading of the game and is good at rebounding offensively, but he's incapable of handling the ball and dribbling. On defense he's a cone, especially playing small forward, having to defend the perimeter. I think it's clear that Denver just needs to improve its defense to be a contender. To do that, I'd try to give MPJ + Strawther + Šarić/Nnanji + 2nd Round for De'Andre Hunter + Dyson Daniels and, if possible, Bogdan Bogdanović. With this we would greatly improve our perimeter defense and three-point shooting: Westbrook - Murray - Hunter - Gordon - Jokić / Bogdanović - Daniels - Braun - Watson - Jordan / Pickett - Tyson.

[@gabrielgreff5911]

Hunter, Daniels and Bogdanovic for MPJ and random players and 2rd.. do you think Hawks GM is crazy to accept it? Lol

[@brucelau2023]

Love how these trades will never happen for Denver

[@G.I_Jane]

barely into a new season and all these youtube hoop channels always got some diva ass hollywood gossip headline and you watch the video and its just yapping

[@jonathanchan1365]

the nuggs can capitalise on if the warriors do a big trade but i dont think they are

[@kuruptzZz]

Hmm well looking at his stat line...9 rebounds isn't exactly top tier for your 7ft center. Maybe jokic' playstyle is contributing to some struggles

[@KClouisville]

Those stats weren't correct. He's averaging, as of today, 12.5 rebounds per game. Don't know where the 9 came from. He had nine in their last game...maybe that was it.

[@YvngGoat_]

Jokic plays No defense but everyone’s too infatuated over his offense

[@newchannel416]

The solution to this is very simple: Surround Jokic with 3d players dogs that can guard the perimeter so jokic wont have to worry and let him cook on the offense. Thats how they won the title. Trade for Guys like Jaden Mcdaniels and Walker and you would win Jokic 3 titles.