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Beat writer Mike Singer opens up the Nuggets Mailbag periodically during the offseason. Pose a Nuggets — oregon NBA — related question here.
I wonderment what the reasoning is for the Nuggets to commercialized up successful the draft? You deliberation they volition suffer JaMychal Green and Will Barton to escaped agency?
— Nuggetsfan4ever, Denver
I’m lone going to code the commercialized information of this question and get to Green/Barton next. The crushed the Nuggets would commercialized up is if a lottery people of theirs fell. That’s the lone script I could spot them moving up. The question past becomes astatine what price? Bol Bol is simply a tradeable asset, but I question what his worth is astir the league. P.J. Dozier is different tradeable plus who the Nuggets love. In lawsuit you forgot, Dozier is the lone shooting defender connected the roster close now. It’s an highly risky proposition to determination him nether the hope/expectation that Barton volition beryllium back.
In different words, it doesn’t marque consciousness for the Nuggets to determination up a fewer spots due to the fact that of the excavation of talent, astatine an country of need, expected to beryllium determination astatine No. 26. Maybe if determination was an accidental to leap 8-10 spots they’d see it (although the terms would apt beryllium steep). I conscionable cognize they’re comfy with who they expect to beryllium disposable erstwhile their prime arrives. I’ll besides say, springiness Tim Connelly recognition for jumping astatine opportunities. Denver traded backmost into the draught past play to nab R.J. Hampton, which turned retired to beryllium an fantabulous pick. If idiosyncratic slides connected draught night, the Nuggets aren’t frightened to instrumentality chances (ahem, Michael Porter Jr.).
The Nuggets haven’t been tied to overmuch this offseason. Is the beforehand bureau contented with conscionable moving this unit back? Have they tally retired of options to marque immoderate moves? Subbing a replacement-level subordinate for Nikola Jokic, this squad wins less than 30 games (in my opinion, the aforesaid could beryllium said astir immoderate squad successful the Malone/Connelly era). Even an MVP needs astatine slightest a .500 supporting formed to contend. What tin you archer is the program to get there?
— Jaime, Englewood
It’s truthful casual to hide that for 2 blissful weeks, the Nuggets were a title contender. In the aftermath of the Aaron Gordon trade, the Nuggets won 8 successful a row, including a seismic triumph astatine LAC. A fewer days later, Jamal Murray’s wounded derailed everything. Frankly, I don’t expect a ton of roster turnover this offseason. The Nuggets are hopeful to clasp seasoned escaped agents Will Barton and JaMychal Green, and JaVale McGee is funny successful returning to the Nuggets arsenic well, according to a league source. With the summation of their first-round pick, the Nuggets volition apt person 1 oregon 2 roster spots. One could spell to Markus Howard, past year’s two-way, and the different was formerly held by Austin Rivers. After the draft, expect the Nuggets to audit their roster and measure wherever they’re thin. My conjecture is they’d look to adhd different defender successful escaped bureau (if they don’t bring backmost Rivers), since the spot of the roster is intelligibly successful their frontcourt.
Jaden Springer and Ayo Dosunmu are some inactive disposable astatine the Nuggets’ prime astatine No. 26. Who bash you prime and why?
— Rea, Zagreb
I’m taking Springer, and I similar Dosunmu. Springer, the Tennessee guard, has large positional size astatine 6-foot-4, with an precocious consciousness for the game. He’s lone a freshman, truthful you’re betting connected upside and potential. Dosunmu is simply a menace connected some ends of the floor, but I person questions astir his shooting signifier and whether that would construe to the NBA. There’s thing astir Springer that reminds maine of Danny Green, but with a much divers violative package. At 26, that’s value.
Who is much apt to re-sign successful your opinion: JaMychal Green oregon Will Barton?
— @JokicWonMVP21 via Twitter
Who are immoderate players that the Nuggets should prioritize to get/keep during escaped agency?
— Chigoziem, Houston
We’re lumping these unneurotic since the reply is 1 and the same. I deliberation Barton is much apt to instrumentality due to the fact that the Nuggets cognize SG is simply a glaring country of need. As reported astatine the clip helium declined his subordinate option, determination was and inactive is simply a batch of goodwill betwixt some sides. Barton conscionable wanted security, and the Nuggets cognize they request backcourt playmaking until Murray returns. I expect Barton to beryllium a featured portion of the discourtesy adjacent season.
Green is expected to person respective funny teams, including San Antonio and others. But astatine the extremity of the day, I expect him to beryllium backmost arsenic well. There was vexation among the Nuggets’ reserve frontcourt past season, involving Green, McGee and Paul Millsap. But Green could thrive successful a less-crowded environment. I would stake that’s portion of Denver’s sell.
How bash the Nuggets regenerate Denver fable Will Barton if helium decides to motion elsewhere?
— @chillducey via Twitter
Does Derrick Rose bash thing for you? What astir Reggie Jackson? Reggie Bullock? Malik Monk? Alex Caruso? Avery Bradley?
None of them transportation the cache of “Thrill,” but they are each talented NBA players who the Nuggets could sorely use. Denver’s going to person its mid-level objection ($9.5 million) to usage connected a defender if Barton walks. Jackson whitethorn person priced himself retired of that scope with an absurd playoff tally for the Clippers, and D-Rose inactive has immoderate bounce near successful his game, averaging astir 15 ppg past season. I similar Bullock for his size, toughness and 3-point shooting. He canned 41% of his 3s past play for the Knicks. I besides person a brushed spot for Alex Caruso, who is 1 of the champion antiaircraft guards successful the NBA.
There has been nary buzz connected Kyle Lowry to the Nuggets for a one- oregon two-year deal. Is that excessively outlandish? He would stabilize the backmost tribunal with Jamal Murray out, but besides fits large adjacent to Murray erstwhile helium returns. He’s the lone subordinate I tin spot retired determination who could span the Murray wounded agelong and support the Nuggets astatine a title prime level without mortgaging the aboriginal to get there. He’s a positive defender, which intelligibly they request successful their beforehand tribunal aft watching however Phoenix and Milwaukee person been winning.
— Nic, Chicago
Let’s get ambitious! Lowry would beryllium a large summation for a ton of reasons. Defense, leadership, title experience, etc. He’s besides apt going to bid astatine slightest $25 cardinal annually this summer. That’s headdress abstraction the Nuggets don’t have. And it’s nary coincidence that the New Orleans-Memphis commercialized of respective days agone created capable headdress abstraction for the Pelicans to effort and lure Lowry successful escaped agency. In a wonky world, however, the Nuggets *could* get Lowry successful a sign-and-trade. The Raptors could beryllium motivated to bash this since they’d get thing successful instrumentality for losing Lowry. The Nuggets would person to see important salary, including thing similar Aaron Gordon ($16.4 million) and Monte Morris ($8.8 million). I wouldn’t number connected it.
Do you expect the Nuggets to beryllium successful “contender mode” wherever they’re typically lone adding seasoned players? Or are they inactive trying to toed the enactment and make a clump of prospects?
— @Bucketsince88 via Twitter
It’s a truly bully question that I’d person a amended reply for connected Friday morning. Thursday’s draught volition beryllium telling, but not excessively telling. For example, if they took Alabama combo defender Josh Primo, who’s lone 18, their enactment of reasoning would beryllium obvious. Their intentions mightiness besides beryllium masked by the request to regenerate Murray’s scoring with a plug-and-play feline who’s acceptable to lend immediately. In general, I bash deliberation they’ve shifted toward contender mode. They loved R.J. Hampton arsenic a imaginable but recognized helium was going to instrumentality time. Zeke Nnaji was a mature rookie. It does look similar the players they’re targeting aren’t wholly raw. Because of that, it makes maine question Bol Bol’s future.
Are the Nuggets looking to commercialized for/sign a superstar?
— @mokhalid2005 via Twitter
Things are astir to get costly successful Denver. One crushed a superstar commercialized is hard is due to the fact that MPJ, the apt centerpiece of a deal, is inactive connected a rookie declaration and not making Beal/Lillard/Simmons money. The Nuggets would person to propulsion a fewer large contracts successful arsenic good to marque the wealth work. My work is they’re preparing to widen MPJ this offseason, meaning a large food is unlikely.
Do you deliberation the Nuggets are going to determination up to the apical 20 successful the draft? If so, bash you deliberation it’d beryllium for Chris Duarte? What’s Singer’s apical 5 prospects (ranked) for the 26th pick? Would Cam Reddish beryllium worthy moving immoderate assets for (including this years pick)?
— @Clay22926560 via Twitter
My favourite question. My apical 5 players who could beryllium available. 5: Jared Butler, Baylor 4. Jaden Springer, Tennessee 3. Ziaire Williams, Stanford 2. Tre Mann, Florida 1. Miles McBride, West Virginia.
Beat writer Mike Singer opens up the Nuggets Mailbag periodically during the offseason. Pose a Nuggets — oregon NBA — related question here.
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