Nuggets considered trading Michael Porter Jr. in a deal for Paul George?
Michael Porter Jr.’s big payday in Denver might not have been as big under this new CBA. While Porter helped the Nuggets clinch the 2023 championship, Denver already was flirting with the concept of including Porter in a trade to land Paul George this summer, sources said, although his cap number likely would have been too daunting for the CBA-conscious Clippers to have truly considered if George had opted in to be traded.
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Source: Yahoo! Sports
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Pickaxe and Roll back tonight at 9pm MT.
Something I will be discussing is the depth chart:
Jokic, DeAndre, Saric, Zeke, Gordon, Vlatko, Tyson, MPJ, Watson, and Holmes.
That’s 10 frontcourt players on the roster.
Murray, Braun, Strawther, and Pickett are only backcourt guys. – 8:29 PM
Pickaxe and Roll back tonight at 9pm MT.
Something I will be discussing is the depth chart:
Jokic, DeAndre, Saric, Zeke, Gordon, Vlatko, Tyson, MPJ, Watson, and Holmes.
That’s 10 frontcourt players on the roster.
Murray, Braun, Strawther, and Pickett are only backcourt guys. – 8:29 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lawrence Frank: “You have to be honest with your players, we’re trying to win a championship…”
Mentioned that Clippers only had one healthy postseason with both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard despite what they traded to bring that duo together – 4:39 PM
Lawrence Frank: “You have to be honest with your players, we’re trying to win a championship…”
Mentioned that Clippers only had one healthy postseason with both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard despite what they traded to bring that duo together – 4:39 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Nuggets’ current projected rotation entering next season:
Starters = Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić
Second Unit = Julian Strawther, Peyton Watson, Vlatko Čančar, Dario Saric
Denver is placing a huge bet on their young core. pic.twitter.com/mghhMM8Ncy – 1:25 PM
The Nuggets’ current projected rotation entering next season:
Starters = Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić
Second Unit = Julian Strawther, Peyton Watson, Vlatko Čančar, Dario Saric
Denver is placing a huge bet on their young core. pic.twitter.com/mghhMM8Ncy – 1:25 PM
More on this storyline
Outside of George and two-time champion wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the only other major beneficiaries on the open market who changed teams were Tobias Harris — whom Detroit, sources said, believes can serve as a foundational leader for the Pistons’ rebuild from the NBA cellar — and Isaiah Hartenstein, who departed New York for an absolute bag from Oklahoma City. -via Yahoo! Sports / July 15, 2024
Law Murray: Part II: Asked Lawrence Frank about who is supposed to be this team’s third scorer, while bringing up Norm and also the league having some players out there who are theoretically available It’s about “fit within the big picture” while emphasizing flexibility post-Paul George pic.twitter.com/riNR4P2lPB -via Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU / July 15, 2024
Law Murray: Lawrence Frank says that conversations with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George started in June 2023, under the premise of Clippers needing more help — “We weren’t good enough” -via Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU / July 15, 2024