Breaking down trade deadline targets, possibilities and Nikola Jokic's MVP chances

Nuggets Ink

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, Mike Singer and Matt Schubert check in with the trade deadline just 24 hours away. Among the topics discussed: + The Nuggets are on a roll, winning nine of their last 11 games. Is this really the time to be shopping for a deal? Should executive Tim Connelly be worried about messing with team chemistry? + Does Lakers star LeBron James' high ankle sprain factor into the front office's thinking around the deadline? Is there now an increased urgency to improve the roster with a path to the title seemingly widening? + Does Denver have the assets to entice other teams? What might those assets be? And who might other teams covet on the Nuggets roster? + Who are the possible targets for the Nuggets? We break down five names (Aaron Gordon, Harrison Barnes, JaVale McGee, Lonzo Ball and Kenrich Williams) and rank them in order of likelihood and team fit. Then Matt Schubert offers up a wish list of his own. + With LeBron and Joel Embiid now on the shelf, and voters unlikely to vote for Giannis Antetokounmpo a third consecutive year, is Nikola Jokic now the front runner for MVP?