Michael Porter Jr., Bones Hyland delight in Nuggets' downfall

The Denver Nuggets suffered a disastrous first-round defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who defeated them in six games despite losing their top three guards to injuries.

In the aftermath of the defeat, two players that the Nuggets discarded in the last season seemed vindicated by their old team's loss. Michael Porter Jr. and Bones Hyland each suggested on social media that the Nuggets might have avoided the upset loss had they not been traded.

Michael Porter Jr. was blunt about the Denver Nuggets

Porter was the Nuggets' first-round pick in 2018 and spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Nuggets, winning a championship in 2013. Denver traded him to the Brooklyn Nets last summer, along with a first-round pick, to bring in forward Cameron Johnson. The move saved the Nuggets $35M over this season and next, but was a large offensive downgrade, as Porter went on to average 24.2 PPG for the Nets.

The former Nugget appeared with popular streamer N3on on Friday, one day after the Wolves eliminated his old team with a 110-98 win in which three Nuggets starters combined for just 23 points. When N3on asked Porter if he thought the Nuggets would have won the series if he were still on the team, Porter had a blunt and concise response.

"Yes," Porter replied, adding, "Shouldn't have traded me, man."