The Los Angeles Clippers are the team that NBA veteran Charles Barkley believes has the best chance of unseating Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, the current league champions.
This is the only team, in my opinion, that can defeat the Nuggets. This is the only team that I believe can actually give them a meaningful shot at a seven-game series; I’m not saying they can defeat them.
The Nuggets have won nine of their previous ten games, demonstrating their exceptional basketball play of late. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves are now challenging the Nuggets for the top slot in the Western Conference, but despite this fierce competition, the squad is still regarded as the one to beat in the West.
If they are healthy, the Clippers have the talent to defeat any team on any given night. The problem is that their superstars appear to be prone to injuries. James Harden was not available for the Clippers for the Bulls game because of a shoulder injury.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Sixers want to sign free-agent forward/center Kai Jones to a 10-day deal on Friday
In his first two professional seasons, Jones, the 19th overall choice in the 2021 lottery, averaged just 2.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per game across 67 total appearances. In 38 regular-season games with Charlotte’s affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, from 2021–2023, he averaged 17.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 2.1 blocks. He had a considerably larger role in the G League.
Before the 2023–24 season, Jones posted a number of odd things on social media, criticizing a few of his teammates in a few tweets and videos. Prior to training camp, there was a rumor that the big man would not be reporting to the Hornets due to private matters. After that, he asked for a trade, and the team quickly waived him.
after that. Since then, the 23-year-old has been a free agent.Throughout portions of the 2023–24 NBA season, they have also been without the services of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. Furthermore, Russell Westbrook is sidelined and there is no guarantee that he will be ready for the NBA playoffs.
Given that they are the NBA’s reigning champions, it seems only fitting that the Nuggets would be the team carrying possibly the largest target on its back.