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Nikola Jokic Became Frustrated By Michael Malone’s “Fiery Ways”

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7 months ago

April 10, 2025

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Nikola Jokic Became Frustrated By Michael Malone's "Fiery Ways"

According to multiple reports, Nikola Jokic was not always seeing Michael Malone in a positive light. In fact, the three-time MVP grew “frustrated” and “fatigued” by his coaching style.

Beyond the frustration and fatigue of his style, the way the team was operating since the middle of March made Jokic start to lose patience.

Per the man himself, owner Josh Kroenke came to Jokic about his decision and the big man accepted it with no problems. He stated he knew before everyone else about the eventual changes happening within the organization.

Kroenke tried making the Calvin Booth, Malone dynamic work. However, both men held no relationship and almost to the point of pure hatred and refusal to work with each other.

“The stuff off the court was even worse than the stuff on the court,” one Nuggets source said. “Everyone felt the weight of it.”

Per The Athletic, after the Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins games away from the postseason, this influenced Denver’s decision to end the relationship with their own head coach.

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Jordan Poole (Quad Strain) Out At Least A Week

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3 days ago

November 7, 2025

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According to the New Orleans Pelicans, Jordan Poole has suffered a quad strain and will be out for at least 7-10 days. He will be re-evaluated after that period to see if the mild injury goes down.

In his first season with his new team, he’s averaging 17.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 3.4 assists.

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Zion Williamson’s Trade Value At An All-Time Low

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3 days ago

November 7, 2025

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According to multiple reports, spearheaded by ESPN, while the New Orleans Pelicans have found some success ever since starting 0-6 on the season, chatter has risen if this is due to Zion Williamson being out or not.

Williamson and the Pelicans have had a very shaky, up-and-down relationship since he was drafted by them. There has always been rumors of New Orleans wanting to trade him away and start fresh. Mainly to get a more reliable, correctly-aligned (mindset wise) player.

With the 25-year-old currently out due to rehabbing from a hamstring strain, the Pelicans have been having internal conversations about moving on from the franchise superstar.

However, it may be more wishful thinking due to not many franchises wanting the injury-prone forward. His current trade value is not very high, in fact, it’s at incredible lows. This even comes with mostly non-guaranteed salary for the next two seasons.

“To be honest, their move might be a win-now trade, not a Zion trade,” a rival executive said. “His trade value isn’t there and they are facing some pressure to win.”

It’s unclear what the Pelicans are asking in return for Williamson, but his name is definitely a name to keep an eye on.