![]() ![]() A bond as powerful as the bro-mance formed by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge is unlikely to happen anytime soon in the Rocky Mountains. No matter how many games they win, the Nuggets can’t quite get a seat at the NBA cool kids’ table with LeBron and CP3 and the gang. Connelly can use this time to decide if Grant is a viable long-term replacement for Paul Millsap.Īfter being properly chastised for my lack of appreciation for the mighty worth of Millsap as a player in the final year of a $30 million contract, could his expiring deal and multiple future draft picks be sufficient to convince Washington to trade Beal? And if not, Connelly could again use Gary Harris as the centerpiece of a trade proposal, which is a tactic the Nuggets have tried so regularly in recent years it’s a wonder Harris hasn’t developed an inferiority complex. ![]() It was a good get, though in return for their first-round pick in 2020 the Nuggets obtained a versatile 25-year-old player who can test the free-agent market after only a single season in Colorado. In fact, our old friend Tommy Sheppard, who has risen from babysitting ink-stained wretches like myself in Denver during the 1990s to his current very respectable gig as the Wizards general manager, has taken great pains of late to say he regards Beal as a cornerstone in the team’s future plans.Īt the same time, with Wizards star John Wall probably out until at least February while recovering from an Achilles injury, smarter basketball analysts than myself have suggested trading Beal is the most logical way for Washington to get on with a major rebuilding project.ĭenver finally joined the great NBA arms race of 2019 by picking up power forward Jerami Grant from a back table at Oklahoma City’s garage sale. Now, it’s far from a guarantee Washington is going to part ways with Beal. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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