When Kobe was still Kobe he saw the Thunder coming and he told Russ to be himself and shoot more.
Denver might be good but somewhere some how ego or something will ruin it like if they make a run and Murray looked expendable then that’s one thing. MPJ is another thing because his ceiling is top five in the league with all NBAs in competitions for MVPs. In his mind I wonder how much can he take of the world putting him under another man.
Lol don’t be surprised if Luka and Jokic connect. Two whites winning rings man together the poles on earth will meet at the equator
Dallas would be the biggest threat to getting Jokic. The problem that Dallas has is that KP contract expires a year before Jokic's does, so they would need to find a way to offload it here pretty soon in order to open up the cap space in order to outright sign Jokic when it's time. Honestly though, I don't see him turning down that supermax extension that he will eligible for in the 2022 offseason. Even then, he could always sign it and then eventually force his way to Dallas. Theoretically, that's what PG did and Giannis could theoretically do.
Someone is going to throw Porter Jr a max offer sheet as well and he will more than likely (arguably already has) supplanted Murray as the 2nd option and potentially #1 scoring option over Jokic. Max the contract and worry about having to potentially trade him later.
If anyone of them ends up being the odd man out, I think it's Murray as he's too inconsistent to be your lead guard on a championship team.