{"id":4614,"date":"2024-11-06T21:36:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T21:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=4614"},"modified":"2024-11-06T21:36:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T21:36:35","slug":"bulls-predicted-to-trade-215-2-million-star-to-nuggets-in-blockbuster-deal-sporting-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=4614","title":{"rendered":"Bulls predicted to trade $215.2 million star to Nuggets in blockbuster deal | Sporting News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p>The Denver Nuggets are not looking like a contender right now.<\/p>\n<p>Denver\u2019s offense is stale, and a big reason is because they aren\u2019t a good three-point shooting team, something that three-time MVP Nikola Joki\u0107 pointed out in a press conference recently.<\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets need to do some serious roster reshuffling to get their mojo back.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Bleacher Report\u2019s Grant Hughes recommended a move for Denver that many others have discussed: sending Michael Porter Jr. away in exchange for Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>LaVine has been linked to multiple Western Conference teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers, and Golden State Warriors. He\u2019s expensive, but LaVine would be an excellent fit on the Nuggets, especially given their growing offensive struggles. Hughes even referred to LaVine as a \u201cdream target\u201d for Denver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Denver Nuggets need three-point shooting and self-sufficient offensive creation if they hope to stick in the contender class,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cJamal Murray&#8217;s slippage and the departures of Bruce Brown Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope over the last two offseasons have left them wanting in both areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, apron restrictions mean moving Michael Porter Jr., the team&#8217;s best shooter, is the only way to get what Denver needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaVine makes about $7 million more than MPJ in 2024-25, so the Nuggets would have to dump Zeke Nnaji on a rebuilder without taking money back to make the deal work. The Bulls guard is a more complete offensive threat than Porter Jr. and nearly as deadly from deep.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>LaVine is in year three of a five-year, $215.2 million max contract with a player option in the fifth year.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>More NBA: Lakers might trade star rookie to acquire $215.2 million Hawks guard<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bulls might finally part ways with their two-time All-Star via a trade with the struggling Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bulls predicted to trade $215.2 million star to Nuggets in blockbuster deal | Sporting News - 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