Denver Nuggets fans were already on cloud nine after the front office turned Michael Porter Jr.'s contract into Cam Johnson, but little did they know what was coming. The notification from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania had to be too good to be true. He reported that the Nuggets and Kings agreed to a Dario Saric-Jonas Valanciunas trade.
Denver got a really good Nikola Jokic backup at the cost of Saric, who played only 16 games last season? Who picked up his $5.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season? Who the Nuggets were stuck with until further notice?