{"id":71124,"date":"2025-06-19T07:03:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=71124"},"modified":"2025-06-19T07:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:03:28","slug":"nugget%d1%95-named-among-favor%d1%96te%d1%95-to-land-heat%d1%95-96-m%d1%96ll%d1%96on-guard-%d1%96n-off%d1%95ea%d1%95on-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=71124","title":{"rendered":"Nugget\u0455 Named Among Favor\u0456te\u0455 to Land Heat’\u0455 $96 M\u0456ll\u0456on Guard \u0456n Off\u0455ea\u0455on Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Denver<\/p>\n

The Denver Nugget are coming off another season that saw them be eliminated in the second round of the playoffs, this time in seven games by the\u00a0Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of course, this now marks back-to-back seasons that Denver has been eliminated in the second round.<\/p>\n

Because of this, the Nuggets may elect to make some changes to their roster this offseason as they try to upgrade it around 3-time MVP\u00a0Nikola Jokic<\/a>, who is coming off arguably the best season of his incredible career.<\/p>\n

For Denver, they could elect to run it back with their current core of Jokic,\u00a0Jamal Murray<\/a>, Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr. and Christian Braun, though a change may be needed as they try to chase a championship next season.<\/p>\n

Denver also has a key decision to make regarding backup point guard\u00a0Russell Westbrook<\/a>, who declined his player option and will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets could elect to try and re-sign Westbrook this offseason in free agency but if they are either unwilling or unable to do so, they will need to find a new backup point guard for their second unit.<\/p>\n

There are many options available for the Nuggets but they have recently been linked to\u00a0Miami Heat<\/a>\u00a0guard\u00a0Terry Rozier<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Bovada, the Nuggets have the second-best odds (+350) to land Rozier this offseason via trade with the\u00a0Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>\u00a0emerging as the favorite (+325) to acquire him.<\/p>\n

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Rozier will be entering the final year of his contract and the Heat\u2019s asking price should be a cheap one after his struggles this season.<\/p>\n