Pierce said the Nuggets should acquire six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan from the Kings in a trade that would bring Michael Porter Jr. to Sacramento. Pierce seems to think the core of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and DeRozan could help the Nuggets contend for another championship following back-to-back second-round playoff exits. “For the next five years, if you got the best player, you got to put some pieces,” said Pierce, a 10-time All-Star who was named NBA Finals MVP after leading the Celtics to a championship in 2008. “I feel like if they had a DeMar DeRozan with that team right now, with Joker, he don’t need to be the best player or the second-best player every night. He is going to give you more than what Michael Porter Jr. gave you.”