03-25-2021, 11:19 AM
(03-25-2021, 11:15 AM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: Am I the only one sweating at the idea of the Nuggets - one of our biggest rivals in the standings - substantially improving their talent quotient?
I've been expecting it. The two franchises who absolutely had to do something at the deadline were the Celtics and Nuggets. Celtics had to use their trade exception or else they let Gordon walk for nothing. Denver has to make a move now. They're going to have to pay MPJ a max extension in 2022, and then they'll be tied $100 million to just 3 players and will have no flexibility (unless they're just going to swap out maxes with another max who could potentially be a "better fit" out of desperation like Houston was at the end of Morey's run).