It's strange having the NBA trade deadline so close to the All-Star break. The mid-season break provides a natural checkpoint to take stock of where every team sits, and yet -- especially given the monumental activity around this year's deadline in both quantity and quality of players -- a lot of teams will look vastly different over the final two months of the season.

This affiliate content is not influenced by our advertising relationships, but AP and Data Skrive might earn commissions from our partners’ links in this content.

If winning three NBA MVPs wasn't enough, the level of dominance Nikola Jokic has displayed this year should tell basketball fans just how special he is. A playe

The Denver Nuggets had a wonderful game last night on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers. History helped them prevail 132-121 for their eighth straight win.