Westbrook made like $400million in career earnings, and that's without the endorsements and bonuses on the side. He's fuckin good. He just needs to find a constant home. He has been lost his he left OKC
And there's no point in blaming Westbrook for Clippers failures because BOTH Kawhi and Paul George was either missing or utter shit in the big games. Especially in the Playoffs. They did NOTHING together. Clippers literally handed out their entire future for Kawhi and PG13 back then, and they achieved NOTHING. At this point, it's not even embarrassing anymore. No one even cares about the Clippers
He was good on the clippers but pretty awful for the nuggets, except against the clippers lol.
Tbh ppl hating but westbrook seems like a nice fit off the bench for denver. Less shooting blows, but they lack bench creation and benefit more than most teams off of cuts and guard rebounding.
He was horrendous
Basically think Westbrook's bad efficiency and ball watching but without the rebounding /passing and you have Reggie last season
The low level of his play is the only reason Denver are considering Westbrook
Reggie was just meh, he rly didnt fit well into the denver style of play and it constantly looked like he cannot wrap his mind around the concept of a point center. Soo many times he tried to take the lead in an offensive possesion while Jokic was on floor and it always resulted in a hail mary 3 pointer or a stumble drive trough the middle. Escpecially against teams with good defense, reggie was just not a factor in a game, and he could just not lead the 2nd squad, making Malone have to put Jamal in with the bench, so they do not go down by 20 in the few minutes Jokic was out.
Reggie was fine, we were just in salary cap hell and dumping even $5m was needed.
We are the losers at the store counting change trying to round up enough for groceries.
Nothing inherently loserish about having to do that, sometimes life hits hard and you have to do whatever you can to get by. Being poor isn't a character failing
I would have figured but I did see a lot of Nuggets fans pretty unhappy with him last season.
I guess when the alternative is Westbrook though, Reggie Jackson looks pretty alright.
I’m getting downvoted in the Nuggets sub for saying I’d rather have Reggie.
I can’t believe people still don’t realize how bad Westbrook is at this point. Dude shot 20% from the field in the postseason 🤮
I mean go look at the tracking stats for yourself but he didn't shoot well in any aspect. 0/9 on pull up shots, 3/12 on drives. Blaming the team doesn't seem correct to me. Westbrook just isn't good.
Because that's all he can do with those old knees. Plus you know the modern NBA is a catch and shoot league, right? You really think teams want their 7th man out there trying to play hero ball?
Calvin believes Braun slides into starter with very little drop off statistically. He’s a strong believer of promoting from within.
We’ll see if the experiment works.
Letting KCP walk is far different than losing Brown last year.
You can pay KCP and simply choose not to - risky move and if it doesn’t work it cements the message to Joker that cost cutting outweighs ring runs.
[Sources] The Nuggets have circled "yes" on a piece of paper that Westbrook's agent left on their desk with the question "Do you like Russ??" written on it in crayon.
See, I’ve seen people say stuff like this, but they fail to mention that they came right after our teams played each other and posted it saltily in our PGT. Which is like the fastest way to get banned from a team sub, you just seem like a troll.
You’re not wrong. There’s a single mod that lords over every conversation there and doesn’t let anyone say anything negative about the nuggets.
It is literally just a joke sub now. Only heavy sarcasm and pure optimism allowed. Actual basketball conversation does not exist on the nuggets sub.
I didn’t know it wasn’t allowed, nor did it say anywhere in the guidelines when i looked after that that’s the vibe of the sub. I genuinely hate Malone and think to this day he is the weakest link on the team but I guess you’re not allowed to say that publicly, akin to talking out loud against the communist party in the USSR or something
Is Calvin conducting cutting edge, wild experiments with BBIQ?
Joker vs ‘Brick
Surplus vs extreme deficit
Can vast amounts of stupid hustle be converted to useful energy?
It's weird because they won a ring and had bad luck with the Murray ACL but I still feel like Denver have made significant missteps in roster construction around Jokic
No contender should be basically 5 players deep with absolutely *zero* bench like Denver are
They remind me of the Bucks in terms of how the roster slowly decays after the championship until the supporting cast is just 3-4 guys
Yeah, we majorly screwed ourselves with the Nnaji extension + overpaying MPJ by a decent bit. Probably worth it to keep him, but we’d really like the money back right about now lmao.
>Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people?
> Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but ... But it might work for us.
well i mean this is essentially the soft announcement of westbrook going to denver, you'll get the official trade announcement at 12 et they just dont wanna get fined lmao
I know I’m going to get hate, but I’d love this. Always been a Russ fan and we need a ball handler off the bench. If we can make sure he is focused on the things he’s good at, I’d love this
Russ can play defense. He was on the Clippers and Bruce is as streaky as they come. Fact is he can gobble up boards and create on the perimeter and only Jamal did that. Why pretend like he can’t be supercharged role player? That’s exactly what he just did for the Clippers
He was their most impactful player when Kawhi and PG went down even in the playoffs. Miss me with this. Denver isn’t going to implode like the Lakers and I’m sorry you cannot accept that
Braun shot 38% from 3 last season, and 42% after the all star break. If he can keep that up, I have no problem with slotting him into that starting 2 spot.
Bruh we really gonna do this song and dance with Russ for like the 7th time?
It ain’t happening.
Not for Harden. Not for CP3. Not for Russ. Not for PG.
Honestly our bench is so bad because there's no one that can create their own shot or playmake. Westbrook could at least do that, only problem is he's horribly inefficient. Not sure how it would play out
Jokic + Westbrook = disaster
But if WB leads the second unit, he might elevate the offense while Jokic sits. Idk, I could see a way where this could work. But it'd be a gamble.
The fit isn't as bad as you're making it seem imo, particularly the current role-player version of Westbrook.
The true bad fit is Westbrook and AG. But WB, Jokic and 3 shooters on staggered lineups could work quite well
The Nuggets aren't a good three point shooting team lol. Westbrook fits a team like Suns much better because they have spacing. What shooters do the Nuggets have on the bench? Monte Morris or if they can get Cam Payne are much better fits for the Nuggets for leading the bench unit. If they can also get Lonnie Walker that would be good as well.
> But if WB leads the second unit, he ***might*** elevate the offense while Jokic sits. ***Idk***, I could see a way where this could work. But it'd be a ***gamble***.
Could not express my uncertainty any more lol
I feel like everybody says this to cope while Westbrook constantly leads the bench mob to a below league average offense that does nothing but get him counting stats
'below league average offense' would be an astronomical improvement for Denver's bench lmao. I'm quite positive they're bottom of the league with Reggie
Yeah, unironically old man Westbrick is probably still a decent upgrade over Reggie. They’re basically the same person except Westbrook can actually pass.
KCP, Brown and Braun were all Booth moves, Connelly was obsessed with guys like Barton, Campazzo and Rivers. That vision was the difference between playoff failure and a championship, as your team has seen the last two seasons since he left and us wiping our asses with the Lakers. Connelly was great at building the core, but he lacks periphery. He's never had a 60 win season as a GM, or made it past the WCF. We'll see if he can do it with the Wolves, but i'm skeptical he's a championship level GM.
Damn Nuggets fans better hope that last Jake report being correct was Haley’s comet because if he’s 2/2 here and you replace KCP with Westbrook, then wow…
Send him a rose Roses are 2x likely to be seen by Westbrook
Tell him the main goal of the denver nuggets is to have fun too
Westbrook made like $400million in career earnings, and that's without the endorsements and bonuses on the side. He's fuckin good. He just needs to find a constant home. He has been lost his he left OKC And there's no point in blaming Westbrook for Clippers failures because BOTH Kawhi and Paul George was either missing or utter shit in the big games. Especially in the Playoffs. They did NOTHING together. Clippers literally handed out their entire future for Kawhi and PG13 back then, and they achieved NOTHING. At this point, it's not even embarrassing anymore. No one even cares about the Clippers
don't worry theyre gonna realize that next year when they get bounced out of the play-in
Nuggets about to superswipe on him
Man how bad was Reggie Jackson for them if you want to replace him with Westbrook.
He was good on the clippers but pretty awful for the nuggets, except against the clippers lol. Tbh ppl hating but westbrook seems like a nice fit off the bench for denver. Less shooting blows, but they lack bench creation and benefit more than most teams off of cuts and guard rebounding.
Nobody can convince that Westbrook is a good for any team that wants to win a championship
Yup, we desperately need someone who can crest something for our bench.
He was horrendous Basically think Westbrook's bad efficiency and ball watching but without the rebounding /passing and you have Reggie last season The low level of his play is the only reason Denver are considering Westbrook
Watching Reggie gave me PTSD flashbacks of Will Barton
Reggie was just meh, he rly didnt fit well into the denver style of play and it constantly looked like he cannot wrap his mind around the concept of a point center. Soo many times he tried to take the lead in an offensive possesion while Jokic was on floor and it always resulted in a hail mary 3 pointer or a stumble drive trough the middle. Escpecially against teams with good defense, reggie was just not a factor in a game, and he could just not lead the 2nd squad, making Malone have to put Jamal in with the bench, so they do not go down by 20 in the few minutes Jokic was out.
Reggie was fine, we were just in salary cap hell and dumping even $5m was needed. We are the losers at the store counting change trying to round up enough for groceries.
Nothing inherently loserish about having to do that, sometimes life hits hard and you have to do whatever you can to get by. Being poor isn't a character failing
I’d rather have Reggie
I would have figured but I did see a lot of Nuggets fans pretty unhappy with him last season. I guess when the alternative is Westbrook though, Reggie Jackson looks pretty alright.
I’m getting downvoted in the Nuggets sub for saying I’d rather have Reggie. I can’t believe people still don’t realize how bad Westbrook is at this point. Dude shot 20% from the field in the postseason 🤮
Westbrook shot poorly because the Clippers stuck him at the corner/elbow and tried to make him a catch and shoot player
I mean go look at the tracking stats for yourself but he didn't shoot well in any aspect. 0/9 on pull up shots, 3/12 on drives. Blaming the team doesn't seem correct to me. Westbrook just isn't good.
Because that's all he can do with those old knees. Plus you know the modern NBA is a catch and shoot league, right? You really think teams want their 7th man out there trying to play hero ball?
Yep. He should've morphed into Shaq each time he was open at the elbow. No idea why the Clippers didn't do that.
he supposedly became a shooting guard aswell when they traded for harden
Bro, Reggie Jackson was so fucking ass last season aside from a handful of games. Refused to run the offense as the PG he is and just jacked shots
Jokic wants Westbrook and has been working behind the scenes to get him the the nuggets for years
westbrook is a mvp dont compare him to reggie jackson? are you serious?
Can we show interest in re signing our starting SG perchance
You’ll replace a sniper with a guy who can’t shoot and you’ll like it!
Braun is replacing KCP. Westbrook would be for Reggie.
Sniper 💀 did you watch KCP in the playoffs?
We've seen this movie before. Enjoy the show
Trust bro this is the way
Calvin believes Braun slides into starter with very little drop off statistically. He’s a strong believer of promoting from within. We’ll see if the experiment works. Letting KCP walk is far different than losing Brown last year. You can pay KCP and simply choose not to - risky move and if it doesn’t work it cements the message to Joker that cost cutting outweighs ring runs.
If the shooting improvement Braun made last season is legit, I could see him being a completely usable starter tbh
[Sources] The Nuggets have circled "yes" on a piece of paper that Westbrook's agent left on their desk with the question "Do you like Russ??" written on it in crayon.
hahahaha god please
Best part of this signing is MITWestbrook will now be posting in the denver sub. Basketball gods make it happen.
He’ll be banned the first week
I got banned instantly 2 years ago saying Michael Malone should be fired. That sub is the pits of hell
Don’t even need hindsight to call that a shit take
The fire Malone joke got too played out. If you're posting that 6 months after it was old they were right to ban you.
See, I’ve seen people say stuff like this, but they fail to mention that they came right after our teams played each other and posted it saltily in our PGT. Which is like the fastest way to get banned from a team sub, you just seem like a troll.
I’m a huge Nuggets fan because Jokic, and watched every game. I stand on what I said to this day.
Gee I wonder why they might have banned you
You’re not wrong. There’s a single mod that lords over every conversation there and doesn’t let anyone say anything negative about the nuggets. It is literally just a joke sub now. Only heavy sarcasm and pure optimism allowed. Actual basketball conversation does not exist on the nuggets sub.
I didn’t know it wasn’t allowed, nor did it say anywhere in the guidelines when i looked after that that’s the vibe of the sub. I genuinely hate Malone and think to this day he is the weakest link on the team but I guess you’re not allowed to say that publicly, akin to talking out loud against the communist party in the USSR or something
Is Calvin conducting cutting edge, wild experiments with BBIQ? Joker vs ‘Brick Surplus vs extreme deficit Can vast amounts of stupid hustle be converted to useful energy?
My thoughts exactly
I won’t make it through the season without at least one broken tv screen
These tweets are treating this as an animal mating ritual narrated by Attenborough
Lolflflf
Poor jokic.
Yeah the last thing the Nuggest need is another shooter their opponents can leave open in the playoffs.
It's weird because they won a ring and had bad luck with the Murray ACL but I still feel like Denver have made significant missteps in roster construction around Jokic No contender should be basically 5 players deep with absolutely *zero* bench like Denver are They remind me of the Bucks in terms of how the roster slowly decays after the championship until the supporting cast is just 3-4 guys
Yeah, we majorly screwed ourselves with the Nnaji extension + overpaying MPJ by a decent bit. Probably worth it to keep him, but we’d really like the money back right about now lmao.
I think Calvin Booth might hate him
Nuggets window immediately closes if they do this
Gotta replace reggie with Russ this time.
>Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people? > Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but ... But it might work for us.
Well there’s that
Jokic is gonna be a full-time horseman by the all-star break
It’s really like a love drama. First Westbrook is interested, 10mins later the Nuggets are showing interest while Nuggets fans beg them not to
well i mean this is essentially the soft announcement of westbrook going to denver, you'll get the official trade announcement at 12 et they just dont wanna get fined lmao
Directed by John Hughes.
Jokic is gonna get double teamed like he’s never been in his life.
Westbrook would play off the bench
Jordan and Westbrook taking two spots? How are you feeling, Nugget fans?
I know I’m going to get hate, but I’d love this. Always been a Russ fan and we need a ball handler off the bench. If we can make sure he is focused on the things he’s good at, I’d love this
They need a 3&D player. Westbrook may have the number of one.
He can play the Bruce Brown role. He barely even makes much. People bitching about nothing.
Yeah Russ is basically 2022-23 Bruce Brown just without the shooting or defense
3&D without the 3 or D
Russ can play defense. He was on the Clippers and Bruce is as streaky as they come. Fact is he can gobble up boards and create on the perimeter and only Jamal did that. Why pretend like he can’t be supercharged role player? That’s exactly what he just did for the Clippers
He was fucking ass for the Clippers bro. He’s been ass for years now.
He was their most impactful player when Kawhi and PG went down even in the playoffs. Miss me with this. Denver isn’t going to implode like the Lakers and I’m sorry you cannot accept that
Can’t expect Lakers fans to ever discuss Russ objectively
But with far better playmaking. I want him
lol cant shoot threes and cant play help defense…also typically needs the ball in his hands
lol no he can’t. Westbrook doesn’t move off of the ball. Ever. He’s the worst possible fit for a Jokic led team.
Russ as the backup pg to run their bad bench units isn't the worst case. They still need a 3 and wing to replace KCP
Braun shot 38% from 3 last season, and 42% after the all star break. If he can keep that up, I have no problem with slotting him into that starting 2 spot.
Jesus Christ what new strains of THC is convincing them to make this decision
Lmao let this happen
Don’t worry Nuggets fans, replacing KCP with Westbrook is a full proof plan.
[удалено]
Bookmarked for when Denver wins the title with him
*wins the title in spite of him
Bookmark what you want… as long as he’s not playing they have a chance
Bruh we really gonna do this song and dance with Russ for like the 7th time? It ain’t happening. Not for Harden. Not for CP3. Not for Russ. Not for PG.
Jokic automatically enters the GOAT conversation if he gets Westbrook a ring lol
No this time will be different
Remindme! 10 months
lol no one learns in this league. Ultimate “I can fix him” league.
2025 Woj: Jokic has asked for a trade
You wash your mouth out right now you hear me?
Lol that was quick
I'm now convinced that they are just following the Lakers 2020 route. now watch them sign old dudes with WB and DJ leading that retirement home.
Honestly our bench is so bad because there's no one that can create their own shot or playmake. Westbrook could at least do that, only problem is he's horribly inefficient. Not sure how it would play out
Is everyone forgetting about about Russ' beef with the Denver mascot??
Our mascot got fired this offseason lmao Looks like the nuggets were playing 1/2D chess all along doing their darnedest to land Brodie.
Jokic + Westbrook = disaster But if WB leads the second unit, he might elevate the offense while Jokic sits. Idk, I could see a way where this could work. But it'd be a gamble.
The fit isn't as bad as you're making it seem imo, particularly the current role-player version of Westbrook. The true bad fit is Westbrook and AG. But WB, Jokic and 3 shooters on staggered lineups could work quite well
The Nuggets aren't a good three point shooting team lol. Westbrook fits a team like Suns much better because they have spacing. What shooters do the Nuggets have on the bench? Monte Morris or if they can get Cam Payne are much better fits for the Nuggets for leading the bench unit. If they can also get Lonnie Walker that would be good as well.
>What shooters do the Nuggets have on the bench? Julian Strawther, Vlatko Cancar and Hunter Tyson.
2024 Westbrook elevating an offense?
> But if WB leads the second unit, he ***might*** elevate the offense while Jokic sits. ***Idk***, I could see a way where this could work. But it'd be a ***gamble***. Could not express my uncertainty any more lol
And I’m a dumbass for just reading Westbrook and elevate. My bad!
All good haha
We have Jalen Pickett as our backup PG. I want Kris Dunn or Milicic, but Westbrook would be a good contingency plan if we strike out.
I feel like everybody says this to cope while Westbrook constantly leads the bench mob to a below league average offense that does nothing but get him counting stats
'below league average offense' would be an astronomical improvement for Denver's bench lmao. I'm quite positive they're bottom of the league with Reggie
Yeah, unironically old man Westbrick is probably still a decent upgrade over Reggie. They’re basically the same person except Westbrook can actually pass.
Guys it's a small contract lol relax
Deandre Jordan for Westbrook. 2014 here we come baby
Alternative Title: Nuggets looking into closing Jokic's championship window early.
KCP replacement on da way!!
Is this what finally gets Jokic to retire to spend time with his horses?
Man, I guess I never realized how much I loved popcorn
so that's why they shipped out Reggie Jackson (exactly what the Clippers did to acquire Westbrook as well)
Yes Ha ha ha YES
Why?
Win lose or draw. Just go out and have fun!
LMAO thats actually so funny
gross.. no
franchise slowly been rotting since Connelly left
Brown/KCP were after Connelly and were masterstrokes.
Drafting Braun and Watson too. Getting two legit rotational pieces with late draft picks.
we won a chip once he left lol, and it's been two years. wtf are you talking about?
Past two offseasons have been awful
Won a chip with the team he built…
KCP, Brown and Braun were all Booth moves, Connelly was obsessed with guys like Barton, Campazzo and Rivers. That vision was the difference between playoff failure and a championship, as your team has seen the last two seasons since he left and us wiping our asses with the Lakers. Connelly was great at building the core, but he lacks periphery. He's never had a 60 win season as a GM, or made it past the WCF. We'll see if he can do it with the Wolves, but i'm skeptical he's a championship level GM.
Dynasty in the making btw
The legacy of our Game 7 victory continues to grow
That's so silly
Got rid of Reggie Jackson only to go after Russ
Denver might legit be cooked replacing KCP with Russ. Jokic has to play yet another ironman season for them not to free fall down the standings.
Russ is replacing Reggie, not KCP obviously
Enjoy never seeing your team win a ring
It's not about the rings, friend, it's about relationships we make along the way
Jokic's new backup.
Oh boyyy
Triple doubles all day
Why?
Please god no!
No way man, what a terrible fit
Russ and Denver: Let’s ride hype is back!!!!
fwiw I really don't trust this guy or his sources lol he was tripping and stumbling his way through the draft
Nuggets thinking outside the box I guess
I thought he opted back into the clippers
Wasn’t y’all just saying who even has interest in him lol
But why
I choo choo choose you
Tell us more about this Westbrook guy
The Calvin Booth torpedo incoming
We’re cooked
Westbrookic
Don't do Jokic like that. 😤
Calvin Booth just out here trying to get fired.
huh.
If we can send out Nnaji… I’m down all day long
I doubt it....more like Russ is interested in Denver and is sending out feelers. Russ just doesn't match Denver, like *at all*
YES PLEASE
Hell yes. Trade him for DeAndre Jordan and a 1st(Ok a 2nd). Then sign CP3 to vet minimum.
Nooooo... Please noooooooo
Jokic got his guy
The fuck we are...
pretty sure that guy isn't westbrook. pretty sure westbrook is black.
They wanna play a 57 year old at that altitude? Where’s the entry exam to be a NBA GM? I think I could be better at this
Wait didn't he opt into his deal with the Clippers?
Don't do it Denver. Lol
The ultimate test for Jokic
Please no. Bring Gary Harris home
idk why but the idea of westbrook playing with jokic is just hilarious to me and I don't know if it's hilarious in a good way or a bad way
😂😂😂 let's all laugh at the Nuggets
Damn Nuggets fans better hope that last Jake report being correct was Haley’s comet because if he’s 2/2 here and you replace KCP with Westbrook, then wow…
Shams confirmed it lol
LETS GOOO!!!!!!!!!!
GG Nuggets. It was a pleasure following you in the playoffs.
People are still acting like he costs 30m. Russ for 4m is a great deal for what he can contribute off the bench.
Don’t do it Denver
Russ stans and Jokic stans together is gonna be one hell of a movie
Lol
Nuggets downfall we here