Michael Porter Jr. Singles Out Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray in Nuggets Message originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

A former teammate of Nikola Jokic on the Denver Nuggets spoke out for the first time after being traded ahead of the upcoming NBA season.

The Denver Nuggets' first-round center tore his Achilles in his first appearance, resulting in an entirely missed season. The big fella from Dayton is back now, though, and ready to show he belongs in a frontcourt mix that includes Nikola Jokic and (probably) Jonas Valanciunas.

The Denver Nuggets have made it clear that they are doing all they can this offseason to build a championship contender around three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic,

Mazzulla compares watching Jokic play to observing a skilled water polo player: "He almost embraces people draping on him" originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Lakers Fans Excited After Nikola Jokic News originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

That frontcourt player, Danny Wolf, may be the most polarizing of a bunch, which includes Egor Demin, Nolan Traore, Drake Powell and Ben Saraf. Wolf's playmaking ability for his size is unmatched, and it resulted in him emerging as Michigan's lead distributor last season.

"Play eight minutes a game and have these Jokic stat nerds blame you" - Eddie Johnson thinks Jonas Valanciunas should go to Europe originally appeared on Basketball Network.