New Orleans Pelicans: A crazy 3-team trade for Michael Porter Jr.

The New Orleans Pelicans need an injection of talent at forward and should be scouring the league for trades to get it, including with the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr.

The Pelicans don’t really have the assets to get him straight up without giving up a piece of their core, so they would likely have to get a third team involved.

Enter the Washington Wizards.

The Denver Nuggets have underachieved this season but their title window is still wide open because of the Nikola Jokic/Jamal Murray duo, which is one of the best in the NBA.

Porter Jr. has been good himself (though his defense is a work in progress) and is only 22-years-old, so the Nuggets aren’t going to trade him unless they are getting back pieces that help them win now.

The Wizards are the third-worst team in the Eastern Conference but would love to get into the bottom three overall to get maximum odds for a number one pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.

Let’s make it happen.

New Orleans Pelicans: A 3-team trade for Michael Porter Jr.

Here is the skeleton of a trade that would give you an idea of what it might take. The Wizards might want a different combination of players but as long as one of them isn’t Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and to a lesser extent, Lonzo Ball, everyone else is on the table.

Phew! This is a lot to digest. Like I said, this is just a skeleton, as the Wizards may want different players but getting back three former first-round picks plus four future first rounders would be a good place to start.

Who says no?