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Intercept the Warriors! Nuggets chase Horford after losing Valanán, who can win the competition between the three teams

1:50am, 6 July 2025【Basketball】

According to NBA famous reporter Evan Sidery, as the Nuggets lost substitute center Valanciunas, they turned their attention to Al Horford. Although both the Lakers and the Warriors are pursuing Horford strongly, he has not made any decision yet. The Nuggets can provide them with stable and critical rotations, which makes the Nuggets more competitive.

Horford has been hesitating because he is largely trying to compete for the championship. Neither the Warriors nor the Lakers seem to have become the focus of the offseason. After winning Cameron Johnson, Bruce Brown and Hardaway, the Nuggets jumped into the top four in the Western Conference.

And what the Nuggets are looking for now is Jokic's substitute, Horford's style of play is very suitable. He also has the ability to carry the ball and can support him from the outside, and also has three-point shooting. Therefore, the Nuggets can provide Horford with enough stadium roles to match Horford's playing style, which is also a point that is more attractive than the Warriors and the Lakers.

Nuggets are also in a strong momentum now. Compared with the Warriors' carelessness against Curry and the Lakers' Champions League against James, the Nuggets' Jokic is about building a championship-winning lineup around him. This is also why Booth and Malone left at the same time last season. It has to be said that the Nuggets are really determined to give Jokic another championship.