After an up-and-down start to the season, the Nuggets have played some of their best basketball as of late, winning six of their last seven games and rising to the No. 5 seed in the West. With the trade deadline around the corner, the team will likely consider ways to upgrade its roster and cement its status as a contender, but JaMychal Green said on Monday night that he doesn’t believe a trade is necessary.
“We have everything we need,” the Nuggets forward said, per Mike Singer of The Denver Post (Twitter link).
Asked if he agreed with Green’s assessment, Nuggets guard Jamal Murray replied, “I’d be crazy if I didn’t. I believe every year we have everything we need. That’s just how I think, that’s just how we play, that’s just how we believe in each other” (Twitter link via Singer).
- The NBA announced on Monday that it has concluded its investigation into Elijah Millsap‘s allegations that Jazz executive Dennis Lindsey made a racially insensitive comment during a 2015 exit meeting and found no evidence to support the claim, writes ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The league interviewed Lindsey, GM Justin Zanik, and head coach Quin Snyder – all of whom were present at the meeting – as well as Millsap and agent Daniel Hazan. Lindsey, Zanik, and Snyder all denied the statement was made, while Hazan said Millsap hadn’t made him aware of it during his two season with the Jazz, per Wojnarowski.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played college ball with Hamidou Diallo at Kentucky, admitted it was tough to see his Thunder teammate traded to Detroit, as Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman details. “It sucks. A guy that’s super close that I love playing around, love being around,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “But it is what it is. It’s the NBA. It’s a business. The front office, it’s not my job, it’s their job. They make decisions like that and they felt like it was best for the team and for Hami. My job’s to go play basketball.”
- Chris Hine of The Star Tribune considers how much stock to put into the trade rumors linking the Timberwolves to John Collins.
Lindsey should sue Millsap for slander.
I would love to see this, if Lindsey won, it might slow down the race baiting.
According to Chris Hine
Wolves can’t deal first round pick until 2024
Wolves really want to dance with John Collins
Clearly Hawks don’t want Beasley and Rubio
The whole Millsap thing just seemed odd. People say dumb things all the time. Why does this situation warrant such an investigation years later? While the subject matter is serious I think this was a bit extreme response from the start.
If he really wanted change instead of possible other reasons then it would’ve been much better, and appeared better from the outside, for him to have talked to someone right after it happened.
Besides, if Lindsay was really this way the Millers wouldn’t have tolerated that.
Considering the play of the Timberwolves,
They should go after a TOM COLLINS !!