Column: Nuggets should trade for Jaylen Brown to convince Nikola Jokic to sign extension, argues Troy Renck
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Troy Renck
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Troy Renck argues that the Denver Nuggets must make bold roster moves — specifically trading Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon for the Celtics' Jaylen Brown — to convince Nikola Jokic to sign a contract extension. The article contends that the current core has plateaued after three disappointing postseasons, and that Jokic's potential reluctance to extend signals an urgent need for change. Renck frames this as a make-or-break moment for the franchise's championship aspirations.
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· 4 pulledNo team is better in transition than the Nuggets. Now, it is time to prove no team is better at transition.
The clock has struck midnight on the core of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon. For three straight postseasons, the valet keeps bringing back keys to a pumpkin.
Denver has to shake things up if it wants to contend for another championship.
This all goes back to Jokic. That is what this is all about. What is the plan to help him lead the Nuggets back to another championship?
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