The Nuggets refused to accept the status woe.
With the Western Conference looking like an arms race and the Eastern Conference a pillow fight, Denver did not act scared, bored or play the victim.
In their first move as a two-headed monster, Nuggets executives Jon Wallace and Ben Tenzer shipped Michael Porter Jr. and a future first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson.
Wait. What?
Forget Frank Azar, Wallace and Tenzer are the new strong arms in town. Title hopes, like Bruce Brown, have returned.
From the moment Porter signed a max contract in 2021, we’ve debated and argued over his future.