The Denver Nuggets have a problem when it comes to hanging on to a center that can confidently backup Nikola Jokic.

The Denver Nuggets are 28-19 after three straight losses on their current five-game road trip. Currently sitting at fourth place in the Western Conference, the Nuggets have mostly bounced back from an inconsistent start to the season, though weaknesses on defense continue to show.

After starting Wednesday's loss to Houston, Jordan will head back to Denver's bench in the return of Nikola Jokic (illness) on Friday. Over his past five games (two starts), Jordan is averaging 5.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 16.3 minutes.

Nuggets star Nikola Jokic recorded his 19th triple-double of the season with 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists. Tyrese Maxey led all scorers with 28.

If the Denver Nuggets do make a deal ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, fixing this one issue should not be a priority.

If the Denver Nuggets want to make a trade before the Feb. 6 deadline, they need to make a bigger splash than this.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and became the Minnesota Timberwolves’ career leader in 3-pointers in a 133-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets 133-104 on Saturday. Edwards made 14 of 23 shots from the floor and scored 23 points in the second half as Minnesota pulled away after leading by 11 at halftime.

Nikola Jokic ‘s teammate, DeAndre Jordan, disclosed last week ... Ridding a three-game winning streak, Denver Nuggets currently sits at fourth place in the highly competitive Eastern Conference.

Despite saying his calf is no longer an issue, Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon continued to come off the bench for Monday's game in Chicago.

CHICAGO — Nikola Jokic went for 33 points and 14 assists, but the Nuggets dropped their second ... ending a 25-game streak of games played for DeAndre Jordan with Aaron Gordon at the backup ...

If Gordon returns to the starting lineup soon, what impact could that have on how Denver evaluates the trade deadline?