KCP Exit Shaped Nuggets' Decline | Denver News

Michael Porter Jr. blames the Nuggets’ recent struggles on losing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope after their 2023 title run, arguing that KCP’s departure — followed by other roster moves — triggered a defensive collapse, dropping Denver from 8th to 21st in defensive rating and allowing more threes. He notes they still pushed the eventual champs to seven games without KCP and acknowledges the team still has elite talent like Jokic and Murray, plus emerging pieces like Braun and new additions DeRozan and Johnson — though he admits the championship-level chemistry is missing. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c06444da82403be3