Reporter: In 2018, the Nuggets went all out to chase james to join, and now it is possible to get him through a trade
Sports Illustrated NBA reporter Chris Mannix recently talked about James' trading prospects this summer. Speaking about James' potential trade-off, Mannix said: "The team I find most interesting is the Nuggets. I remember in 2018 when LeBron was a free agent, the Nuggets' management was telling me, 'We want to go after him.' We just wanted a chance to meet with Rich Paul and LeBron. We don't care what kind of contract he wants to sign, one-year or five-year, whatever he wants to do, we want him. I looked at the current state of the Nuggets and thought they were possible trading partners.
Porter Jr. did bother management with a back injury, but when he was in good shape, he showed real potential to be an elite-level scorer in the league. When he's all right, he's probably better than any player the Lakers get in these LeBron trades. He's in his early 20s, and as long as he's healthy, he has the potential to become an elite-level scorer in the NBA. So, can the Nuggets impress the Lakers with a trading offer with Porter Jr. as the core chip?
"Porter Jr.'s big contract will have a high salary, so he can be traded, not that he can be completely matched with LeBron, but you don't have to add a lot of people to make the salary match. I've always thought the Nuggets will continue to be a team that can't be predicted on LeBron's side, because Nuggets general manager Connery believes in the effect of doing a big deal. And the Nuggets have Jokic and Murray, and you add LeBron to it, will they be the biggest favorite for the Western Conference Champions? Probably. You have an MVP, an All-Star player, and Whatever strength LeBron will be, maybe it's somewhere in between. If the Lakers are very interested in trading LeBron, the Nuggets are a team worth watching. ”
