The Pelicans are in the midst of another lost season as they sit 12-38 with the second-worst record in the Western Conference. They lost guard Dejounte Murray to a torn Achilles tendon on Friday which was just the latest in a long line of bad injury luck.

The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Daniel Theis and a 2031 second-round pick from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for cash considerations on Wednesday. Theis is a 32-year-old center who's averaging 4.

Tonight at 8 p.m., the Pelicans continue their road trip against the Denver Nuggets. When the trade was announced, the Pelicans wrapped up shootaround and huddled up to say their goodbyes to Theis, according to The Athletic Pelicans beat reporter Will Guillory.

Ahead of the start of the Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans game, let's take a look at the injury report of Denver Nuggets and figure whether the star player Nikola Jokic will play tonight or not.

Monday's game marked Jokic's 23rd triple-double of the season, leading the NBA by a healthy margin. If the Nuggets make another NBA Finals run, it will be behind Jokic and his utt