I dunno about anyone else, but I love a good old fashioned NBA “What If” story.
And they had designs on pairing Nikola Jokic with Luka Doncic.
On draft night in 2018, they tried.
There was a call placed.
There was a proposal and the Nuggets attempted to get the No.
2 pick for Gary Harris and two first round picks was what I was told.
So the idea that he wasn’t in love with Luka at the Draft makes sense.
If he was, he would have taken him.
Now, should the Nuggets have offered more to move from 14 to 2?
The only real loser in this situation is the Kings, but we knew that already.
You pair this guy
with this guy
and I don’t even really care what else is around them.
The passing alone between the two would make this pairing must-watch stuff.
It’s also fun to think about the butterfly effect something like this would have.
Do the Nuggets eventually flip Jamal Murray?
MPJ is obviously not a Nugget.
If the Kings trade #2 to DEN, then what happens with the Mavs and Trae Young?
That would have been fun.
