Like most around the NBA, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was shocked when he heard about the Luka Doncic trade to the Lakers.

I think he’s the player for the big scene, even though I thought in Dallas, he had something special going,” Jokic said.

Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 36 points, Nikola Jokic added 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a career-high 41 points from Trey Murphy III to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-113 on Monday night.