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NBA free agency began on Monday evening, and one of the first reported trades will mean big changes for the Denver Nuggets.
Michael Porter Jr., a Columbia native and former Mizzou basketball player, spent six years with the Denver Nuggets before the ...
There is nothing like the start of NBA free agency, and last night's frenzy certainly lived up to the billing with big trades ...
The Brooklyn Nets intend to keep forward Michael Porter Jr. after getting him in a trade from the Denver Nuggets, per ESPN's ...
The Phoenix Suns are expected to trade Kevin Durant before the 2025 NBA Draft. Durant, 36, wants to get traded to the San Antonio Spurs, but he’s also open to playing for the Houston Rockets and Miami ...
But this team is close and would still have the pieces to make another move. What they could offer: Michael Porter Jr., Peyton Watson, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, and a 2031 first to Phoenix, Zeke ...
Denver Nuggets ‘ Western Conference rivals have emerged as betting favorites to trade for their sweet-shooting forward Michael Porter Jr. if they are going to break up their roster that fell ...
The Nuggets’ bench lacks a reliable center to spell Jokic. Goga Bitadze’s $9M salary and career-high 7.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game in 2024-25 make him an ideal backup.
If Denver found a credible backup like Bitadze, it could reduce its demands on Jokić, who averaged a career-high 36.7 minutes this season, and perhaps have him fresher for its playoff run.
Goga Bitadze played in a career-high 70 games and made 42 starts, but fell out of Orlando’s rotation by the end of the season. “I’ve got to get better,” he said recently.
UPDATED: May 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM MDT OKLAHOMA CITY — Michael Porter Jr. is shouldering the blame for the Nuggets’ 3-2 series deficit, even if he physically can’t.
Denver Nuggets president Josh Kroenke had to deny reports that the team would never trade Michael Porter Jr. The Nuggets forward's postseason play might make the team even more willing to deal him.