[Unfounded Rumor] Sporting News via Yahoo - Doncic could be Denver bound

Sixers in 4 · Post #21 » by **Sixers in 4** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 1:14 pm

CoP wrote:Yahoo Sports is just paraphrasing a Bleacher Report story that speculates that Jokic might go to the Lakers, but also speculates about the possibility of Doncic going to Denver. It's mostly focused on what the Lakers could do, though, and it is all just speculation.

Yeah it's said that yahoo has basically just turned into an aggregator similarly to SI.

dirkdiggler4177 · Post #22 » by **dirkdiggler4177** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 1:18 pm

Bergmaniac wrote:This is a hilarious article.

The five-time All-Star isn’t the speedster he was in his slimmer days.

When the hell was Luka a "speedster"?

He was not a speedster :lol:

but he was much faster during his rookie year and definitely slimmer.

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Blame Rasho · Post #23 » by **Blame Rasho** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 1:21 pm

Well money talks and the Lakers can give him the most money. He already lost over 100 million since the Mavs traded him and didn’t get the super max.

The thing about Joker… well he makes more than whatever team in Europe entire payroll.

facothomas22 · Post #24 » by **facothomas22** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 1:22 pm

kan_t wrote:
facothomas22 wrote:The Spurs and Nets are far more likely to bring Luka in since they actually would have cap space. The Nuggets do not have the cap space to bring in Luka Doncic by Free Agency,unless he's willing for some reason to take a vet min or at best a Mid Level exception deal.They also don't have the assets to trade for him, so the Nuggets being a Luka destination is extremely unlikely.

Not to say that Luka would join Jokic. But NBA history tells us that when mega star wants to leave and have a team in his mind, assets and cap space normally wouldn't matter.

How are the Nuggets going to create enough money to sign Luka without gutting all of their depth? Their roster is easily going to be a 1st apron team next Summer,Assuming Christian Brunn is getting a pay rise and moving Jamaal Murray isn't going to be easy,unless he has a career year. The Spurs have far more pathways to bring Luka in and he likes being in Texas, which would also give the Spurs an advantage.

Saints14 · Post #25 » by **Saints14** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 1:35 pm

I’ll take this seriously if he doesn’t sign an extension this offseason. But I’d be surprised if he didn’t

Alatan · Post #26 » by **Alatan** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 1:57 pm

Doncic for Murray. Jokic gets his fat, alchocolic, declining Euro brother, while Laker fans get their superstar, clutch guard that carried Jokic to the championship. Win win right?
Make it happen NBA!

playoffs · Post #27 » by **playoffs** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 2:02 pm

chilluminati wrote:Nico was ... Right?! *crowd gasps*

Yeah I wouldn't believe Yahoo! reporting, they're as reputable as Sky News.

Yahoo Sports is just AI garbage these days. I blocked them from appearing on my browser feed.

kan_t · Post #28 » by **kan_t** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 2:03 pm

facothomas22 wrote:
kan_t wrote:
facothomas22 wrote:The Spurs and Nets are far more likely to bring Luka in since they actually would have cap space. The Nuggets do not have the cap space to bring in Luka Doncic by Free Agency,unless he's willing for some reason to take a vet min or at best a Mid Level exception deal.They also don't have the assets to trade for him, so the Nuggets being a Luka destination is extremely unlikely.

Not to say that Luka would join Jokic. But NBA history tells us that when mega star wants to leave and have a team in his mind, assets and cap space normally wouldn't matter.

How are the Nuggets going to create enough money to sign Luka without gutting all of their depth? Their roster is easily going to be a 1st apron team next Summer,Assuming Christian Brunn is getting a pay rose and moving Jamaal Murray isn't going to be easy,unless he has a career year. The Spurs have far more pathways to bring Luka in and he likes being in Texas, which would also give the Spurs an advantage.

The point is if the mega star only wants one team and really want to force his way, that team would do everything to make it work. It doesn't matter how many assets other teams have.

kg01 · Post #29 » by **kg01** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 2:18 pm

Sixers in 4 wrote:Watching the decline of Yahoo and SI is tragic.

It really is. It's like they decided to dumb down to fight the stupidity of sports journalism(sic) with their own brand of nonsense.

Sixers in 4 · Post #30 » by **Sixers in 4** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 2:22 pm

kg01 wrote:
Sixers in 4 wrote:Watching the decline of Yahoo and SI is tragic.

It really is. It's like they decided to dumb down to fight the stupidity of sports journalism(sic) with their own brand of nonsense.

Who among us imagined that they would be aggregating Bleacher Report articles even a decade ago? You might as well just take a post from RealGM and aggregate it for clicks, since anyone can write for Bleacher Report.

Sgt Major · Post #31 » by **Sgt Major** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 2:55 pm

KGtabake wrote:
Sgt Major wrote:Please, Jok, don't ever go there or to Olympiakos. PAOK should be the only option!

Actually it was Giannis who was a fan of Olympiacos as a kid(before even considering a basketball career)
It will be dope if at some point Jojic and Giannis play for Pana and Oly

No, it would not be.

Giannis in PAO, Jokic in PAOK and PAOK winning would be my preferred option.

HotelVitale · Post #32 » by **HotelVitale** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 3:02 pm

CoP wrote:Yahoo Sports is just paraphrasing a Bleacher Report story that speculates that Jokic might go to the Lakers, but also speculates about the possibility of Doncic going to Denver. It's mostly focused on what the Lakers could do, though, and it is all just speculation.

Right, though also 'Yahoo Sports' isn't doing anything here. The article is written by a freelance writer who posts to the Sporting News, it looks like Yahoo maybe sometimes hosts some of their articles. And yeah as you said the whole thing is an empty 'what if' that's just repeating some other person's speculations: "However, suppose the Lakers' newly acquired 6-foot-6 superstar doesn’t like the trajectory the Lakers are on in a few years. In that case, Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus has a hunch he could leave for the Denver Nuggets to help Nikola Jokic."

kg01 wrote:
Sixers in 4 wrote:Watching the decline of Yahoo and SI is tragic.
It really is. It's like they decided to dumb down to fight the stupidity of sports journalism(sic) with their own brand of nonsense.

See above. Yahoo still has their own writers who are of various quality but not doing stuff like this. Not defending them, just explaining.

In-N-Out 247 · Post #33 » by **In-N-Out 247** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 3:04 pm

What a garbage article, this is the last paragraph:

Although a Doncic and Jokic tandem in Denver would be captivating to witness nightly following James’ inevitable exit from the NBA, it’s unlikely Doncic will leave an organization that’s planning to build a competitive future around him in a large market.

So basically, never mind everything we just said

Optms · Post #34 » by **Optms** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 3:12 pm

lol @ anyone leaving to go to Denver. Jonas just decided to leave the entire NBA just to avoid playing there. Trash article by Yahoo.

You guys have wet dreams of Luka. Well guess what, he's a Laker. And will be a Laker. He will have his jersey retired here fast forward 15 years. Time to wake up accept reality.

Ryoga Hibiki · Post #35 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 3:21 pm

maybe he pulls a mcdyess and he goes back to dallas a free agent

SkyBill40 · Post #36 » by **SkyBill40** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 3:33 pm

Bergmaniac wrote:This is a hilarious article.

The five-time All-Star isn’t the speedster he was in his slimmer days.

When the hell was Luka a "speedster"?

Depends on what he's driving that day.

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MrGoat · Post #37 » by **MrGoat** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 3:37 pm

Pure clickbait, as funny as it would be this isn't happening

Ssj16 · Post #38 » by **Ssj16** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 4:11 pm

Sixers in 4 wrote:Watching the decline of Yahoo and SI is tragic.

Ngl, I used to get fooled by SI clickbait because I thought it was still reputable. I refuse to click on any SI articles.

I will probably do the same for Yahoo Sports as well because I thought they were more credible.

Ssj16 · Post #39 » by **Ssj16** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 4:16 pm

Optms wrote:lol @ anyone leaving to go to Denver. Jonas just decided to leave the entire NBA just to avoid playing there. Trash article by Yahoo.

You guys have wet dreams of Luka. Well guess what, he's a Laker. And will be a Laker. He will have his jersey retired here fast forward 15 years. Time to wake up accept reality.

I agree this is less than likely but it's still funny that Denver owns LA when it comes to basketball over the past 5 years despite this fact.

Bodiroga13 · Post #40 » by **Bodiroga13** » Fri Jul 4, 2025 4:17 pm

Sgt Major wrote:
KGtabake wrote:
Sgt Major wrote:Please, Jok, don't ever go there or to Olympiakos. PAOK should be the only option!

Actually it was Giannis who was a fan of Olympiacos as a kid(before even considering a basketball career)
It will be dope if at some point Jojic and Giannis play for Pana and Oly

No, it would not be.

Giannis in PAO, Jokic in PAOK and PAOK winning would be my preferred option.

Ok, i get it, Партизан and PAOK have a real bond and i respect A LOT both of those teams, but show sympathy to PAO too, don't forget we have also something that unites us (I mean, the GOAT Željko)