Obviously super risky. Man is on a huge contract and can’t create his own shot. Without Jokic feeding him, he might become useless.
But it’s not like Cam Johnson can develop into prime Kawhi Leonard either. He’s already 28. We should be honest about his long term future here.
MPJ is still 25 and 6’10 dudes who can rebound and shoot are hard to come by. I say steal him and develop him. Not like we can do much else with cap space.
by Own-Lynx498
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Acquiring Michael Porter, Jr. would be a bad idea for a rebuilding team, unless there are a decent amount of assets attached to the deal.
Comparing MPJ to CJ in any way is a mistake. MPJ is an albatross already. CJ isn’t (yet?)
Also, one thing you should note is that Denver is in win-now mode. They won’t sit on Simmons’ deal (which is what I’m assuming you’re looking to move for MPJ?) for a season. They want to improve.
He’s on a long term deal for big money, with a bad injury history, playoff history, and comes from a family full of weirdos and fuckups. I don’t want to bet the future on that
Ehh it wouldnt be a bad trade but I think a trade that we should really look at is for josh giddey
After Simmons, they should want no part of any player with a history of back injuries.
That’s a pickle. We take on a guy that’s bigger than CJ and can shoot 3s better than CJ but is unwilling to do anything else CJ can do
We need to dig into our no pick having roots and go for guys that are free agents, not trading up for questionable talent.
Resources management is big right now, so unless the Nuggets are attaching other assets in a trade (would likely still be the other way around) I don’t see a deal happening like this.
Of course, reactionary Nuggets fans might feel like they will have to trade picks with MPJ, how does their front office feel?
MPJ fits great as a 3rd-4th option in Denver, problem is the nets are full of 3rd, 4th options already.
I get it’s the off-season and there’s nothing going on, but people keep posting these proposals for middling players on big contracts, and it’s just not going to happen. We’re not getting MPJ, or Garland, or Murray, etc. The plan is to go “big game hunting” in 2025 – think Giannis , etc. – and we won’t do anything that could potentially jeopardize that.
Unless the Nets are getting draft picks or something then no thank you
I like MPJ I’d take him