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Jokic will also be traded? He was kicked out of the ranks of "non-selling products" by the Nuggets, and the alliance is just a business place

After all, the NBA is just a business league, a business world, without absolute trust and loyalty, which can be reflected in so many transactions this season. Last summer, Towns was suddenly sent to the Knicks by the Timberwolves, detonating the entire league. He had worked diligently for the Wolves for 9 years. As the No. 1 pick they trained, the team finally improved in record last year and made it to the Western Conference Finals. He continued to stick to the original lineup and had a chance to win the championship. As a result, the Timberwolves traded Towns without warning. In the words of the New York Times, the Timberwolves made this deal to maximize Edwards' championship window period. They wanted Edwards to stay in a competitive team for a long time. The flexibility brought by this deal can help them.

What is more explosive than the Towns trade is Doncic's trade, and there is no sign of any sign. Doncic is one of the strongest among the new generation of stars. He just led the team to the finals last year. Logically speaking, the Mavericks' prospects are thriving, but they did not hesitate to abandon the team-building core. Mavericks general manager Nico said that Doncic was sent away because he felt that he was not self-disciplined enough, and the team also needed defense to win the championship. Similarly, there are the Heat and Butler. The two were in a dilemma at the beginning of this season, and the contradictions became increasingly worse. Butler at least led the Heat to the finals and created the Black Eight Miracle. The Heat not only did not meet his requirements, but strengthened them in the offseason last year, but was unwilling to provide him with a maximum salary contract. In the end, Butler was traded to the Warriors.

Even stars like Doncic with the highest trading value can be abandoned at will, so what is impossible in the NBA? Antetokounmpo has been jumping repeatedly during this period. He said he would stay in Milwaukee, and then remained open to exploring his next home. It depends on whether he chose to compete for the championship again or retain his name as one person and one city. He had almost no chance of winning the championship again with the Bucks. There is even Jokic, who is recognized as the first player in the active NBA to fight. He is now kicked out of the "non-selling product" by the Nuggets. Nuggets boss and president Kroenke said in an interview that the team may consider trading Jokic in certain extreme situations: "We are not necessarily afraid of the second rich line, but there are indeed some rules around it, and we have to be very careful, especially considering our injury history."

"If a core player is injured, we will soon fall into a situation that I don't want to face at all - that is to have to trade Jokic No. 15." Speaking of the contract renewal plan with Jokic this summer, Kroenke said: "We will definitely provide this contract. As for whether he will accept it, I am not sure. Because we will also explain to him completely transparently all the pros and cons of signing now and future contracts in finance. We have always been like this, and in the end he will make the best decision for himself and his family, and we will fully support him." Kroenke's attitude towards Jokic is simply: the second rich line has put a lot of pressure on me. If there is any accident, I will be ready to trade Fatty. You must be mentally prepared. I will also put the Fatty's contract renewal contract in front of him, but I will make it clear that if you renew it, I will have no room for operation. You must consider it clearly.

Even though the Nuggets boss emphasized that Jokic's deal was under a "specific situation", since he could have this idea and said it in public, it actually proves that Teacher Yoo's situation in the Nuggets is not safe, even if he is the first player in the league, he will bring the first championship in team history to the Nuggets. In fact, the Nuggets have not changed little in recent years. Since winning the championship in 23 years, they have lost many high-quality role players, including Bruce Brown, Jeff Green, Pope, etc. The second-in-commander Murray's personal ability has declined severely, and Porter Jr.'s maximum salary contract is also significantly premium. Before the playoffs started this year, the Nuggets ruthlessly cut head coach Michael Malone and general manager Booth. For two consecutive seasons, the Nuggets' record was not ideal and they were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.

The teacher is also like a time bomb. His temper is not as good as we imagined. It is actually uncommon to get angry and accuse his teammates during the game. Including the dismissal of coach Ma Long this year, it seems to be related to him. On the other hand, Jokic has been constantly putting pressure on the management to seek reinforcement this season, implying that Porter Jr. should put as much effort as he gets. At the same time, he is a little dissatisfied with Westbrook's ability to have such a high tactical position in the team. In fact, it is already a miracle that the Nuggets can reach the second round of tiebreak this year. Their dominance has indeed declined a lot compared to two years ago, and it is even more difficult to think about the height of the championship. I wonder what lineup adjustments will the Nuggets make this offseason?