Tim McMahon is calling out the Nuggets for struggling to keep their championship core together, especially after KCP bounced to the Magic in free agency. He compares their situation to the Lakers’ messy roster shake-up post-championship, where they lost Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Kuzma, KCP, and a first-round pick in that disastrous Russell Westbrook trade. He warns, “The Lakers learned the hard way.”

Losing Bruce Brown was a major hit, too, since he was a key part of their title run for the Nuggets, according to Tim. Even though Jamal Murray just scored a max contract, McMahon isn’t holding back about his lackluster playoff showing and rough Olympics, saying, “I’m not saying the Nuggets are falling out of the top 6, but that window to really contend for titles might have closed midway through Joker’s prime.”