The 2024-25 season is back in full swing, and the league’s young players are continuing to make promising improvements. Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. and Houston Rockets big man Jabari Smith Jr.

Carmelo Anthony recalls a humorous encounter with Michael Porter Jr. that made him reflect on his age and consider early retirement.

In fact, Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. believes the organization may break up the team's current core if they fail to lift the Larry O'Brien trophy in 2025. "If we don't win it this year," Porter Jr. said, via ESPN. "We all know they might have to break it up."

Michael Porter Jr. (Denver Nuggets) with a last basket of the period vs the Dallas Mavericks, 11/10/2024