{"id":114027,"date":"2024-12-26T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=114027"},"modified":"2024-12-26T11:30:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T16:30:33","slug":"denver-nuggets-michael-porter-jr-trade-rumors-all-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/26\/denver-nuggets-michael-porter-jr-trade-rumors-all-noise\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nuggets Trade Seems Unlikely After Champion’s Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

In hopes of making a push to move past the No. 5 seed in the West, the Denver Nuggets<\/a> have found themselves in trade rumors early in the season. Earlier this month, The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Tony Jones reported that the Nuggets have “significant” interest in<\/a> Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine<\/a>. Additionally, the rumors also indicate that the Nuggets would have to trade<\/a> one-time champion Michael Porter<\/a> Jr. in a potential deal for LaVine. Recently, Porter spoke about the trade speculation, saying the Nuggets’ front office told him the rumors are “all noise<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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MPJ on if the Nuggets front office has reached out to him amid trade rumors:<\/p>\n

“They’ve reached out to me and said it’s all noise. There’s nothing serious going on.”<\/p>\n

“They have no desire to move me right now. But I also know they wouldn’t tell me if they wanted to move me.” pic.twitter.com\/oJz79GQHvh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DNVR Nuggets (@DNVR_Nuggets) December 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n