Brian Windhorst addresses possibility of Nikola Jokic being traded

Denver Nuggets owner Josh Kroenke shocked a lot of people this week when he suggested there is a scenario that might force the team to trade Nikola Jokic, but one reporter is confident that is not going to happen.

While answering questions from the media on Tuesday, Kroenke admitted that the Nuggets are leery about going into the second tax apron. He said doing so would put the team in a bad spot and could even lead to conversations about trading Jokic.

During an appearance on “Get Up” Wednesday morning, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst was asked about the likelihood of Jokic being traded. He confidently said it is not happening.

“First off, they are not going to trade Nikola Jokic. What I think is most important is the effect here of the second apron, a.k.a. Satan’s jail,” Windhorst said. “He says I’m not afraid of it, we’re not scared of it. I actually think that he is because he says this is what could happen. … The reason that the Nuggets have not been able to get back to the Finals the last two years (is that) their team has not been as good because they have not been able to retain role players because they are afraid of the second apron.”