Kevin Durant completely avoided selecting his now twice former teammate in the All-Star draft on Thursday night.
The Nets and 76ers are nearing a deal that would send James Harden to Philadelphia and Ben Simmons to Brooklyn.
Nikola Jokic scored 23 points in the second and third quarters when Denver went from trailing by seven to leading by 21.
Steve Nash was asked if the team would trade James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons, he responded, "no".
There is some truth to those frustrations. James Harden, Irving and Durant have played just 16 games together.
Kyrie Irving said, "A lot of us have lost games consecutively" about Brooklyn Nets losing four Consecutive games in a row.
Brooklyn Nets Star Player James Harden has been the rumored in trade talks as Philadelphia 76ers offer Simmons and Maxey.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets against the Nets despite the absence of the 'Big Three'.
Kyrie Irving led the nets on the night scoring 27 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists as Harden finished with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.
Rookie guard Josh Giddey added 19 points for the Thunder, who jumped on a weary Nets team to snap a five-game losing streak.