{"id":18589,"date":"2024-12-18T15:28:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=18589"},"modified":"2024-12-18T15:28:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:28:45","slug":"breaking-the-nuggets-have-shown-significant-trade-interest-in-zach-lavine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=18589","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: The Nuggets Have Shown \u2019Significant\u2019 Trade Interest In Zach LaVine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zach LaVine has been on the trade block for quite some time now, but for one reason or another, the Chicago Bulls have never been able to find a suitor for the high-scoring wing. That\u2019s due to a mix of injuries and a gigantic contract that\u2019s particularly tough to move thanks to the new CBA, and even as LaVine has gotten on the court and produced for Chicago this year, rumblings about where he could end up have been minimal.<\/p>\n

But on Tuesday, a report came out about a potential suitor for LaVine, and it sure does seem like it came from out of left field. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Denver Nuggets want players who can provide \u201csignificant help offensively,\u201d with LaVine being a name of interest.<\/p>\n

As a result, the Nuggets have either expressed interest in, or have had preliminary trade discussions on the following players: Chicago\u2019s Zach Lavine, Washington\u2019s Jordan Poole, Utah\u2019s Jordan Clarkson, Atlanta\u2019s De\u2019Andre Hunter, Brooklyn\u2019s Cam Johnson and Washington\u2019s Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas.<\/p>\n

League sources say the focus on LaVine in recent discussions is significant, with the Nuggets interested in the 29-year-old who is averaging 21.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists this season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

LaVine should always be able to score in bunches, and he\u2019s managed to do that so far this year to the tune of 21.7 points per game on 50.1 percent shooting from the field and a career-best 42.8 percent shooting from deep \u2014 if there is one major weakness in Denver\u2019s offense, it\u2019s that they rank last in the league in three-point attempt rate, and LaVine would unquestionably help there. Of course, there are fair questions to ask about whether a backcourt of LaVine and Jamal Murray can guard anyone, but pairing those two with Nikola Jokic could lead to a pretty remarkable offensive trio.<\/p>\n

As for what the Nuggets would have to give up, both logic and Amick\u2019s reporting would lead you to believe that Michael Porter Jr. has to go to Chicago, where he would fit the team\u2019s timetable a little better than LaVine, along with Zeke Nnaji as the likely second player to make the money work. If the Alex Caruso trade is any indication, the Bulls don\u2019t covet draft capital as they look to make moves, which bodes especially well for Denver, which barely has anything in the war chest of assets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Nuggets, of all teams, are getting in on the Zach LaVine sweepstakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[43,1165,326,24,153],"class_list":["post-18589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-dimemag","tag-sports","tag-zach-lavine"],"yoast_head":"\nBREAKING: The Nuggets Have Shown \u2019Significant\u2019 Trade Interest In Zach LaVine - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=18589\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: The Nuggets Have Shown \u2019Significant\u2019 Trade Interest In Zach LaVine - 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