Michael Porter Jr.'s status is in question for Game 3 between the Nuggets and Clippers due to a left shoulder injury.

To alleviate that salary-cap crunch, the Nuggets could opt to trade one of those four expensive pieces, and Porter's $35.9 million salary paired with his talent seems very movable. But according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, trading Porter wouldn't fly among the Nuggets owners in the Kroenke family.

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are delivering high-level playoff basketball in their first-round series, giving fans exactly the drama and intensity they crave this time of year. Game 2 was a thriller,