Nikola Jokic Is In Big Trouble
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The Nuggets have just signed Russell Westbrook. This is a look at how they got so desperate after just one year removed from winning the NBA Championship.
Thank God for your take because now, as a Nuggets fan, I know we will be good.. you always miss
Fr this washed up drug addict has no idea what he’s talking about
He’s the PERFECT 6th man
Reggie Jackson was a good fit, so definitely disagree w/ him there. He's a far better offensive player than Braun. But losing Caldwell-Pope is the worst part. He can pass, shoot, & D.
Nuggets should have done a lot more to unload MPJ's contract if it meant keeping KCP.
Lol
@@jdunnatltbh I also think KPC was a better fit then MPJ.
Dude, as a lifelong nuggets fan you are wrong. We have gotten worse the last 2 off seasons. I would take that spurs trade for Porter Jr in a second. We need depth desperately.
As someone who watched a lot of clippers games, Russ is actually likeable and understands his role. Russ just doesn’t tolerate disrespect, I think he’ll be a good backup pg but nuggets definitely need to bolster their depth
People give him too much shit, he has a big personality but he is a teamplayer and he wants to win
Russ SEES disrespect in almost everything.
His mentality is toxic, but dumb fans see it as stoic.
Dude Trash Worst Hands In Sports
Hahahahhah!!!! For one the clippers are trash and 2 weatbrick is a cancer and fits in nowhere. This no one makes the nuggets worse hahah Westbrick is laughable
Hell no, he's actually extremely unlikable, against dallas in the playoffs, he kept going off on the players even when he started the altercations, you're clearly nothing but a russ meat rider, dude has been absolutely nothing short of awful
Bro Jokic ain’t gunna leave the Nuggets Stfu 🤣🤣🤣
I’m not even a nuggets fan but you are smoking something wild
idk tho, he's a high basketball iq guy. if sh in denver annoys him, I wouldn't bet against him leaving.
If someone could make jokic leave nuggets it is Russell westbrook
He obviously won't leave, he is just gonna get money and retire, he doesn't actually care about winning
If Dame could leave, so could Joker, no loyalty in business.
I don’t see Jokic asking for a trade but who knows. It might be more about if the owner actually want to win titles while they have him
This video is full of casual ESPN talking points and it’s kind of embarrassing.
1) he spends half the video talking about how terrible of a gm Booth is for letting KCP and BB walk when he’s the guy who brought Bruce Brown and KCP to Denver after years of Connelly signing defensive lability guards like compazzo and rivers to run with Jokic in 2 of his MVP seasons. Talk about “wasting” a prime year of Jokic.
2) if this guy did 5 minutes of research he would find out that there was no way they could keep Bruce brown due to the maximum amount of 7.8 million a year which he proved he’s worth much more than that on the open market.
3) Denver let KCP go because if they signed him to that 70+ million dollar deal they likely would not be able to resign Gordon this off-season and most definitely would not have any room to add a backup big and guard which they got this off-season.
4) Saying Jokic will retire early because he “likes horses and farms” more than basketball then later saying that he’s going to leave Denver because he wants to win is the worst contradiction I’ve heard yet. Does he care about basketball or not?
5) Every video this guy makes relating to the CBA he brings up how terrible the MPJ contract is while bashing Booth but fails to realize that the “genius” he praises in the video: Tim Connelly is the guy who gave him that contract because of his loyalty to players he drafted.
This guy has previously said that Jokic will never win a ring with Denver and the very same year they ran through the western conference with a 16-4 record with Booth as the GM. This was when they had the stacked roster with brown and KCP and he couldn’t see that they were a contender then so I wouldn’t say he has an eye for who the top dog in the western conference is.
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This was such a disaster of a video. Full of uninformed, unprepared and uneducated takes
Y’all nuggets fans are salty hahahahahahahaha
We just know misinformation when we see it little bro.
💯 straight facts. Thank you.
Just a reminder that Underdog Fantasy ad can be skipped anytime guys…I hate it
OK what's the point of complaining about it??
Agree. Hate how common gambling ads have become too. Ethics are questionable.
@@DJMYSTERYYGCfr
Ya’ll wining about a stupid ad. If you gonna drop a comment, why not it be over the actual content of the video 😂
No one gaf
Calling Russ "one of the most unlikabable players in the league," says a lot more about you than it does him.
Draymond calling
Russ is very fun player to watch and brings old school energy. He will thrive with the Nuggets
So tell us, what does it say?
@@nintendoconvert4045 it says that he’s a massive dork like you
Russ style of play, just like Harden and just like Carmelo WILL NOT GET YOU A CHAMPIONSHIP smh stop defending that WestBrick
A.M. Hoops Is In Big Trouble
America is in big trouble
Earth is in big trouble
Why????
Bro he's mocking the title.@@christianbartending
Epic downfall is coming? 👀
This video is full of bull shit. They literally couldnt bring back Bruce Brown when Indiana gave him 20 mil. Jeff Green was TERRIBLE in their championship run. But the narrative your pushing is he let them go? That's just straight up a lie.
rhis mf lies in all of his videos
@@pinecone2554because no one saw this new CBA coming other than owners (especially cheaper ones who didn't want their richer counterparts spending whatever on whoever they get)
Of cource they could had made a matching offer for Brown and KCP and kept them, but chose not to do that.
Saying that "literally couldn't" bring him back is just flat out wrong.
Yes. Operating above second apron probably is a bitch, but it still was an option they decided not to take.
@@konzza no dude. They were not allowed to match what Indiana gave Bruce. They could legally only offer him like 8 million, which they did btw. KCP they could have gone into the second apron for, but he was not good for us in the playoffs last year and didn't earn that imo.
@@AnarRamazanov-po5le exactly. Everyone also bitches about Porters max deal, but they signed that under the old CBA before the second apron was even a thing.
And the Nuggets really haven't done anything wrong except giving mpj the max. They just got passed up
Also they just kept losing key role players in the off-season
@@torrendirks8770bruh since their fraudulent championship, they lost Bruce Brown, KCP, and Reggie Jackson, 3 very crucial role players. Saying they didn’t do anything wrong is a cope to the highest degree
Trading KCP was a huge mistake. Reggie Jackson contributed, too. Worth their contracts until they could find good replacements.
Paying MPJ a max was crippling. The Warriors made the right bench moves with Melton, Hield, and Kyle Anderson. Those guys are all solid for their contracts. If the Nuggets had them, we'd be gold.
I can understand giving MPJ the max, but that hasn't panned out since that max kicked in. I'm assuming that because of the drama with his brothers (one being banned from the NBA, two for DUI with one being convicted for homicide) he probably wasn't playing anywhere near 100%. Hopefully he's able to get back on track for this season.
With that being said, they definitely didn't do themselves any favors letting their depth leave, and when you have the best player in the NBA (or at least, a top 3 player) with a great scorer who complements him, you do what you can in order to win.
@@Abacus_Realtheir ring wasn’t fraudulent lmfao… They were clearly the best team in the league that season, and Jokic should’ve been the season MVP if the voters didn’t pity Embiitch.
I’m not a nuggets fan, but their ring wasn’t a fluke… they were literally the 1 seed.
As a nuggets fan thank you because you always miss
This is true.
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Bookmarking this comment for the end of the 2025 season.
@@kaichi3349”Word for word!”
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Were underestimating how well Westbrook and Jokic might gel. I can see those two having amazing chemistry
Westbrook will still be Westbrook.
i dont think they can play that well together tbh and i actually dont mind the russ signing, they got him for very little and as a bench option to a team that had no depth... its not bad?
the issue is if murray gets injured (which he will just a question of how long for) and they have to start russ
Haha Clippers are like good riddance! And getting Westbrook means = not making it to second round of playoffs 😂
@@swasho2939 What do you mean, he was a good fit for the Clippers in the role he played leading the second unit…
@@swasho2939clippers haven’t got out the 2nd round since 21 bro 😂😂
nah Russ got done very wrong by the Clippers, he’s still a really good role player and was a perfect fit with Kawhi & PG and made sacrifices with harden there but they went away from what was working and put Russ as a corner shooter but also the starters were getting cooked too
Russ is solid at putting up turnovers.
That’s why he averaged 6ppg on 30% from 3 in the playoffs
Russ averaged 6 ppg in playoffs clippers didn't do him wrong
apparently russ is never in the wrong
If Draymond can improve his three point shooting and Russ can’t I have no hope for him
One of the worst nba channels on RUclips. Glad people are waking up
"Every season since their title"... come on now, you say that like it was 10 years ago
Mumsl it’s been 1 year 😭💀
Nuggets will sign westbrook to a vet min contract and basically just hope he can run the offense while jokic rest idk why people think this is them expecting him to be prime russ.
Jokic signed off on this stop what u doing
His hate for russ is disturbing
@@tdsm99 Do you know when it started? I wasn't a big fan of Russ with the Lakers LeBron's my favorite player of all time, but I don't hate him. It was just a bad fit but AM seems to have an axe to grind with him and I don't know why. Like why you even mentioned that he wears skirts sometimes it just seems a little odd to me.
So does lenron and Dwayne wade
@@tdsm99 😂 it might not be hate, just frustration. The way clowns like stephen a smith hyped russ to L.A. Anyone with a brain could see Russ would never fit with Lebron
How do u know?
As a spurs fan why the hell would the nuggets do that trade
As a spurs fans, I don’t want MPJ
@@jkwalzo Same. I'm almost n certain he'd be an awful fit for our team, on top of being way too expensive.
PATFO are clearly thinking much more longterm right now. From what i recall, this guy used to be a Spurs reporter covering them, so I find it particularly strange that he wouldn't see just how uncharacteristically shortsighted of a move that would be for the Spurs to make.
Why would Spurs do that?!
Saying that peyton Watson can't play is braindead
@@Ann.Hammond he’s underated
begone bot
That’s what most people say in this videos lately
I mean then y tf he not playing then😂? Are u saying Mike Malone is brain dead cause wen a guy can actually play he’s most likely on the floor🤷🏾♂️💯
More like can't shoot (opposing teams leaves him open for a reason)
Jokic likes Russ, this is well known. Also, I don't expect Russ to be anything more than a bench point guard and a veteran leader.
Historically though, Russ has acted a lot like a dick towards Jokic.
@@StivKobra lol bro just pulling stories outta thin air now 😂
This guy really got this video wrong
Mostly of his videos, but yeah.
Funny how the Laker narrative is Russ was the problem, when we all know that trading KCP, Kuzma, Harrell, and 1st round pick for Russ on top of the Lakers being a general s**tshow was the real problem. LOL. I think Denver will be just fine.
Newsflash, Russ hasn't been on the Lakers for a year and a half now.
Russ had the worst 3 point shooting percentage, top ten worst field goal percentage and was top 5 in league for turnovers… He was atrocious on the lakers
@@ryanmcsharry9405 Not sure of your point, but thanks for pointing out the obvious.
@@Tom_Ciccone All true, but doesn't change the fact that the Lakers as an organization scapegoated Russ for their terrible roster construction and management.
@@larrydc1972 I think it was really just the media. Sure, I’d agree the lakers absolutely did not like Russ but it’s not like there was anything negative said publicly about Russ by them. They tried to work with him but overall it just wasn’t a good fit
Russell Westbrook can be a Good Vet For Them I think its a good pickup Lots of Things To Learn From One The Greatest Point Guards In this generation
he still better for 15-20 from bench than Payton Watson, or another cheap imitate KCP or Bruce Brown
The Russ pickup isn't just to get a replacement point guard though. Tre Jones is good but they just lost KCP, and Russ is still a great defender. I think he fits way more than he's given credit for. As long as MPJ and Murray don't have terrible post seasons again, this team is still pretty strong.
I think he's a Perfect fit. He's a turbo-Bruce Brown. 😃
without the defense
Icl you’re talking absolute nonsense in this video
What’s nonsense about it? When you have an all time great player you don’t let guys like Brown and KCP walk.
I’m just waiting for jokic and luka to team up at some point. Been waiting for it for years
Same. That's my dream NBA pairing. The highlight reels would be the stuff of legend.
Why no defense 😂
Why? Luka has a good team now, and he doesn't really pair well with Jokic of all people
@messiahisaiah7521 Jokic isn't bad on defense. He's at least average, at worst. His rebounding & D have both been improving.
Jokic's bucket list:
1. Ride horse in Kentucky Derby.
2. Draw shooting foul while sixty feet from basket.
3. Convince Mark Cuban to trade Luka to Denver for Michael Porter.
As a Nuggets fan, i honestly believe you got that one wrong (and i love your vids), the biggest Booth mistake was the Nnaji contract, that was a horrible decision. But imo it will be Westbrook>Reggie, Braun
by the way, Jokic asked for Russ, thats why we got him.
Naah I think that he gave him that contract so he can trade him mid season. And yes, Braun is most likely gonna be a starter with Watson and Strawther + Westbrook off the bench.
KCP was straight up BAD on both ends in playoffs while Jamaal played as if he was "HIM" for no reason. Sucks that their rookie center got injured fr
Good analysis. Nnaji extended for too much money, and Coach never plays him. Westbrook might be ok, but I was disappointed they let Gillespie get away. He was a good prospect, in my opinion. I think Saric is a nice addition- never understood why he wasn't able to latch on with somebody long-term, but we'll see how he does in Denver. Too bad about Holmes.
@@sjbell4653 Gillespie was a good player, but insanely undersized, even if he tried, he could not guard anyone unfortunately
@@lazarperic4525I don't wanna rush Holmes back into action. But if he can comeback during the playoffs, that will be amazing for us.
Trading MPJ is ridiculous bro 😂
I don’t see Jokic ever going anywhere
I don’t either…they would really have to dick him over for him to even look elsewhere…this a.m. hoops clown with the toupee cracking wise with the old “Have you seen jokers body?”That’s old and weak, Jokic is in great shape. dude needs to worry about his hairline, not jokers waste line.
so far this video has a lot of dislikes
RIP the dislike amount display
@@girlsluvunheard6292yeah but there’s a way to activate it
@girlsluvunheard6292 it's currently 3.6k likes and 1.8k dislikes.
@@Karavahgeo how do u know?
@@isho2x For google desktop there is an extension that you can download that allows you to be able to see the amount of dislikes on a video again.
This Westbrook slander will not be accepted...u out yo damn mind
How many teams in how many years now?
You out you da*n mind if you think this dude is any good anymore
It's hard to see a player bought out of his contract and waiwed by Jazz twice in two years a hot commodity.
Well, two inept, laughingstock LA franchises who finger point, for one.
@@konzzafor a vet minimum Russ is miles better then what this video gives him credit for. He's not a hot commodity, but he's a fine pick up for a team that's bench needs a god damn leader.
I’m convinced he’s an owner of underdog fantasy now
Russ was so good in the clippers bro they did him dirty. Russ sacrificed and brought energy off the bench and was the ONLY healthy and willing person to help the clippers win. Hopefully Russ does good in his limited role in Denver and wins a ring.
Russ did the clippers dirty bt averaging 6 ppg
@@JHPG5 He’s old that’s like saying harden did the clippers dirty by not avg 30. correlating to the role Russ got on the clips he did have a great production off the bench and was in talks for potential sixth man of the year earlier the season when the clippers were red hot and until Norman Powell became really good. you all saw how the clippers after the all star break fell off when Russ was out
That’ll never happen get real
@@HalftimeEditz22 I still clearly remember how clippers fell off as soon as Russ had IIRC finger injury after all star break. And people somehow forgets how Russ brings comeback when Kahwi and PG having off night.
@@MuhammadIrfan-ye5zf exactly and his contract was low too he got bought put by the jazz twice
I'll be honest, not the best take you have had in a while, Russ will likely sign a vets minimum. They need to trade MPJ for depth, that should be their priority. letting go of Bruce Brown and KCP was definitely bad, but the Nuggets did not take blow signing him.
Dude, The Spurs ARE NOT trading Keldon Johnson for MPJ. 😂.
"Every season since their title" ru stupid wtf
I can see Joker and Luka can end up on the same team soon...
Buy glasses man, because your eyesight is horrendous if you can see those two playing together.
Westbrook will make sure it happens😂
What a crazy Stateline it will be
35 15 10 and 30 20 12 😂
It will be like prime curry with prime shaq
😂😂😜
production note: your camera is out of focus so many times it's distracting
Too focus on getting more underdog fantasy ads in there
Europeans are often loyal to the team that drafted them first I don't see Jokic leaving any time soon also it was Nikola who wanted Russ in denver, get ur narratives right
This guy is a Nuggets hater, Jokic is not leaving. WE need one more good player to be Champs again.
Jok actually said on video he loves Denver & would not leave. The context was him & Luka ever playing together & Jok said if he ever gets mad he can leave Dallas & come to Denver.
Hate is a bit strong and over dramatic, but ok 😂
You guys lost a couple important pieces from your championship run. Not that hard to see why ppl would be a bit concerned
Although he probably isn’t happy that the front office is clueless and wasting his prime and he’s feeling what LeBron had to deal with in his first Cleveland stint
This take Russ on take tells me you don’t watch much basketball and deff haven’t seen Russ at all recently.
He’s an excellent role player and for the MIN this is a steal. He has minimal ego, teammates all say good things
Nuggets got problems Russ can’t possibly fix, but atleast they got a contributors off the bench that can still have flashes of his all star self any given night
Why do this guy promote gambling? 😢
Money
I think this is a good signing. He was going well on the clippers till he was but more on the side for Harden. Nuggets need more bench pieces, they lost Bruce Brown, Jeff Green, KCP, and Reggie Jackson. Westbrook could be a good replacement for a Reggie Jackson/ Bruce Brown.
Always enjoy your videos!
Russ has not sucked since Lakers where he was actually ok, just a bad fit for both parties
you already know we skipping the underdog fantasy ad with this one.
*Lol brother, don't be doing those cliffhangers prior to the ads.. I've watched it through but I'm sure most skipped through.*
Jokic leaving Denver is just as likely as my dad coming back with the milk
Not sure why I clicked on this your delivery is obnoxious.
Not a nuggets fan but feel Russ is going to feed off Jokic without the ball in his hands and will give them some punch/def off the bench
is this dude serious? or he just do this for content and views?
Content, views, promote his gambling and money
Come on man you can't trash Russ
He hates russ preacher, has made a pretty penny off slandering his name since he went to LA 2 years ago. It's pathetic
One of your worst takes honestly. You’re usually much better than this. You rip the Nuggets for resigning their own young talent, only to trade MPJ for worse young talent? Ha.
How many times does this have to be said. The nuggets could NOT re-sign Bruce Brown for more than a certain amount of money. Other teams came in and offered him tens of millions more than what denver could offer. So it’s not Denver’s fault they lose Bruce brown. It was a stupid NBA contract rule.
💯. Too many out there giving opinions when they don’t offer the actual facts.
Dude, gtfoh. If you're a professional athlete, you can't use the excuse. "Im tired." 😂😂
I wish a player would have a 100M+ contract then say, "Im tired." 😂😂
👀 @ ant man
Because they obviously stop being affected by human things likes tiredness once they're millionaires ?
Their bench was literally 3 people, no wonder they get worn out near the end of an intense 7 game series.
It wasn't even used as an excuse so please gtfoh yourself you clown.
That spurs trade is so stupid they would never give up Keldon Johnson + Tre Jones for MPJ 😂
The Nuggets gone be Aii
You gon have to stop dogging my boy Russ.. you buggin. Russ and Jokic chemistry is about to be crazy
The title got me! Haha
Bro, you have an unhealthy hate for James harden, Russel Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Luka doncic, Kyrie Irving, MPJ, Lebron, and more.
Just remember that when everything goes wrong, it was actually CHOKIC himself that pushed to acquire Westbrick 😂 “Greatest player in the league” 🤣🤣
The tone of your video might be right, but you still trippin, AM. Coach Malone has just as much say in the deals being made (or not made) as GM Booth. He gets just as much blame. As for Michael Porter, your proposed trade is idiotic. Reserves do not win championships, starters do. MPJ is more than solid and yet to hit his prime. And his "max" contract is $36M, which is a bargain in today's market for a guy who goes 17 and 7, with 48/40/84 splits.
Make vid about derozen to kings
That quote from their GM is insane. When you have a player like Jokic you maximize that window. Guys like him don’t come around often, especially when Denver isn’t a free agent destination. They need to go all in, any GM could see that
We dont care of your sponsorships , unless we skip it or use an sponsor ad block.
CBA already mentioned by A.M. Hoops. I can now sleep peacefully
Something about the way this dude look and talks just makes me mad
😂 facts
Then why are you watching his videos in the first place? Do you just love making yourself mad?
@@VenerosSturgeon2023 we have purposes, either give opinions on his crap or just be quiet. Most of his vids are bias and just straight up garbo. Also stop sucking his toes.
Westbrook is on the team cuz jokic LITERALLY told them he wants westbrook...
Yep
Hi A.M HOOP🏀🏀🏀🏀
Does this guy ever put out a video with good views on things? Or is he just constantly wrong?
straight up. he’s extremely sensational and usually plays both sides of whatever topic he presents on top of being overly dramatic with bits and pieces of information. it all makes for an entertaining video combined with his appealing editing style, but i definitely take what he says with a grain of salt.
Mike Malone admitted himself that he needs to give way more minutes to his bench to actually develop. Expect next season more mins from the bench even if at the expense of the #1 seed or so...
More minutes for Tyson, Strawther, and Watson🔥🔥🔥
the skirt roast was unnecessary
Lmao...the Nuggets g.m. Booth looks like Scooby Doo!!!🤣🤣
What the hell are they thinking? Was Bronny not available?
This dude trying hard to copy Mike Korzemba with click bait titles
this will age badly. Russ is a clear upgrade over KCP or Bruce Brown.
THAT WAS THE LAST NUGGETS CHAMPIONSHIP CELTICS ARE GONNA REPEAT NEXT YEAR GETTING RID OF ROLE PLAYERS FOR THIS BUM WESTBROOK? YALL ARE DOOMED
There is a source thst says Jokic wanted Russ. I think he will be a good fit, they did it with bruce brown and Russ has some good qualities. Just watch 6man video, he explained well
Leaving your team for a better situation usually ends up with you being in a worse one - definitely in the nba today. Teams can't just throw contracts, and when you want to get Jokic, you have to gut your team, and create a bad one. The new generation is looking at KD, Harden, Westbrook, PG13, Kawhi, and looks at Curry, Giannis and Jokic - and sees - when you stay, you usually get more rewarded (ofc, the KD warriors deal was a very specific scenario where they didn't have to gut their team)
stop putting the Spurs on these fake trade scenarios. they won't give up good rotational players for an overpayed one dimensional player
"good"... lol. And I say that as a Spurs fan
Why you always hating on Russ he accepted a bench role and a great teammates and Jamal and jokic wanted him 😭
Because he is a bozo 😂
They got Russ for literally nothing and he will be a back up in limited minutes lol its not the like the Lakers situation at all.
Isn't Nikola jokic the one who wanted russell westbrook on the team
Malone & Jokic must have some kind of a brilliant vision for how Russ will fit in and improve the team...it's too weird of a move otherwise. And i don't believe for a second jokic just supported getting him cuz he likes his company, Russ ain't a horse🤣
The Nuggets will have to pray that MPJ will bounce back next playoffs after a turbulent personal life distracted him!
His time on the Lakers was a nightmare for every Lakers fan. Now he's even older. Nuggets fans will wake up soon.
7:58 No way in hell Spurs is giving Nuggets Keldon Johnson, Tre Jones, and Julian Champagnie for MPJ. That is literally the dumbest trade the Spurs can make.
And the dumbest move the Nuggets could make.
@@romonrivera9977Denver window closed
Magic Johnson quote " you have to train your body to win 16 playoff games".
As a Nuggets fan, I don't understand what the GM is thinking. I disagree about the Joker. He would never leave the Nuggets.
Nuggets definitely winning a chip 4 sure after this take
Remember guys, a player who took a bench role to help his team win “makes a ton of mistakes and still carries himself like a superstar” and we have yet to see how he’ll respond to the media “when his skills decline” because that hasn’t happened yet🙄
I agree with you. I'm a Jokic stan and feel like the Nuggets are wasting his prime.
As long as the nuggets have Jokic, Murray and porter with coach Michael Malone they will be fine
Good intro. Good questions too.
I always liked Russ, but he's about done now.
Denver Nuggets, right now, are not a true contender.
Nuggets Owners (Kroenkes), GM (Booth), Front office (bunch of incompetent nepotism hires) - simply destroyed Jokic's chances to win another chip, and betrayed the Nuggets fans.
Few weeks ago:
Josh Kroenke: "when you have the best player on the planet, you have to go for it"
Booth: "I'm the steward of Jokic's prime".
End result: Nuggets lose KCP and bring in Saric and maybe-westbrook. That's "going for it", that's "stewarding Jokic's prime".
Kroenke and Booth flat-out LIED. They even got caught lying about offering KCP an extension.
Nuggets never had a decent backup center, a decent backup handler/creator, and a backup 3&D wing (BB was a brief exception). Never. Nuggets NEVER had even a mediocre 2nd unit. Never had a real "all-star" next to Jokic either.
Last season - roster was much worse than when they won the championship, this season the roster is even worse than that.
Now - here's the piece for you guys to talk about: The reason for this debacle is that Kroenkes are preparing to sell Nuggets and are in the talks about it for about 12 months now (last 4 months talks are "productive"). Kroenkes priority is cost control, limiting liabilities and obligations, and giving the next owners "space" under the aprons. Last two seasons look pretty on the books - full arena, revenue almost doubled, brand expansion... And Kroenkes know this is the moment to sell.
Prettying the bottom line and offloading Nuggets for a huge profit. And that's the whole story.
That's it.
BTW - don't ask me how I know this - as these talks are held in strict confidence since they started. But it's true.
I hope that Jokic's mgmt team (Raznjatovic) and Jokic himself are aware of it - I know messages were passed to them. And I hope that they trust it - and will f*k Kroenkes in their greedy a**es. By simply demanding a TRADE.
Let's see how their "bottom line" is gonna look then.
Blaming MpJ when you clearly said they don’t use their bench??🤨
their bench sucks, due to mpjs contract
excuse me, did you mean to say TWO MVPs in their prime? 🤣
A.M. Hoops is a hardcore hater towards Russ lol 😂
Worst miss ive seen in a while. Yikes man, this aint it
Yeah Denver tripping the reason GS was so dangerous in their prime was because the bench was deadly af too!! The depth was amazing
Artūras Karnišovas drafted Yokic not Conley
It’s crazy how quickly people forget how well Russ was playing until the Clippers got Harden, yes, he had probly his worst playoff series this past post season, but that doesn’t mean he can’t still contribute when in the right situation