Give and Go: Love-for-Wiggins regret, Pelicans' woes and Nuggets' surge

Do the Cavaliers regret trading Andrew Wiggins for Kevin Love?

Chris Mannix | Nov 16, 2015

Give and Go: Love-for-Wiggins regret, Pelicans' woes and Nuggets' surge /

In the latest episode of Give and Go, SI.com's Chris Mannix and Rob Mahoney survey the NBA landscape and debate some of the biggest hot-button issues around the league. Among this week's topics...

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• Do the Cavaliers regret the Love-Wiggins trade? Kevin Love has been the focal point for Cleveland's offense this season, but Andrew Wiggins is soaring towards superstardom in his second year with the Wolves.

• Pelicans' abysmal start. New Orleans is just 1-9 under Alvin Gentry and quickly falling out of the playoff picture in the West. What's wrong with New Orleans? Who on the roster can help Anthony Davis?

• Nuggets exceeding expectations. Denver was expected to be undergoing a heavy rebuild this season, but the Nuggets have jumped out to a 5-5 start. How has Emmanuel Mudiay looked in his first 10 games? Can the Nuggets return to the playoffs sooner than expected?

Published Nov 16, 2015

CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.