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?

The Nuggets have chosen to decline Jalen Pickett’s team option, league sources told The Denver Post, ahead of the deadline on NBA contract options Monday.

Analysis: Could Jaylen Brown actually get traded to the Nuggets? Would it improve their roster or be too much of a risk?

The buzzword at the draft was discipline. Cheap also works for a team that hired two general managers and a coach with no previous experience in their roles.

‘He’s a first-round talent,’ one of Trevon Brazile’s former coaches said after the Nuggets drafted him 35th. ‘Lottery pick athleticism and talent. That’s what he is.’

The Avs could not just run it back. What happened in Vegas needed to stay in Vegas. Trader Joe is making the right moves.