What would be the reasons for the Nuggets to not trade Jokic?

I have a better question. Based on MVP voting over the last 4 years, Jokic has been considered the 1st or 2nd best player in the NBA. When in the history of the NBA was a top 2 player traded without the player asking for a trade?

Why should Denver choose to be the first idiots to step out on that limb?

[QUOTE=beasted;15018258]I have a better question. Based on MVP voting over the last 4 years, Jokic has been considered the 1st or 2nd best player in the NBA. When in the history of the NBA was a top 2 player traded without the player asking for a trade?
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Luka got traded, but given the backlash no one else is going for a move like that again.

[QUOTE=ImKobe;15018304]Luka got traded, but given the backlash no one else is going for a move like that again.[/QUOTE]

Or it could start a trend now that someone dared to do it.

Doncic getting traded didn't start a trend. The only advantage to blindly trading a young superstar is to avoid paying the sipermax but normally it's too difficult to get fair value in return.

But that doesn't mean a great or extremely popular player won't ever be traded again. Of course they will.

[QUOTE=ImKobe;15018304]Luka got traded, but given the backlash no one else is going for a move like that again.[/QUOTE]

Even Luka wasn't a top 2 or even 3 player. Please, anyone try to find it in modern history (like don't find some 1950s example for a team that was financially destitute).

It doesn't happen because its illogical. If you fumbled building around the best player, what makes anyone believe you will not squander away the rebuild effort.

Why would they trade him away while he's still productive atm? And also, who will the nuggets get in return from the other team involved if ever? Some questions need to be asked in case they'll do so immediately.

[QUOTE=3ba11;15018014]The Nuggets made their own grave with bad GM decisions like signing Murray - he's just an ordinary 18-20 ppg guard that had a couple runs where he popped up to 25 but he's really a 20 PPG guy - not a max guy.. it's absurd

They also refused to trade MPJ or make deadline deals in ast year. It's incompetence...[/QUOTE]
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Safe to say we can dead this thread of trading arguably the best player in the league.