Kris Dunn's arrival confirms that the Clippers have no plans to keep Russell Westbrookeven though the latter has activated his “player option” to earn four million dollars this season. The management is looking to trade him, and the most serious track leads to the Nuggets where he could be Jamal Murray's understudy.
According to DNVR SportsIt is Nikola Jokic “himself” who insists that Westbrook join him, and it wouldn't be yesterday!
We can obviously be surprised by this interest since their respective qualities seem distant, and their complicity is not obvious. But Nikola Jokic would indeed be a fan of Russell Westbrook, and the latter could bring some punch off the bench.
After the loss of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, but also the transfer of Reggie Jackson, the Nuggets need to strengthen the guard positions and Russell Westbrook could at least fill the gap of Reggie Jackson. To replace KCP, it will be more complicated, but there are alternatives like Josh Okogie (Phoenix) if Mike Malone is looking for a defender, or why not Evan Fournier if the Nuggets are looking for a forward instead.
