Alongside Denver’s own draft pick, 21st, they can now trade two picks in this year’s draft for a new player. With Denver’s title aspirations next season, there’s little merit in drafting two rookies in the 2022 NBA Draft so we’re probably going to see one or both on the move as Booth looks to upgrade the roster. However, he did have to part ways with a pick far in the future, who knows if he’ll be the one making the decisions when the 2027 NBA Draft is on. There’s no way this is the last move we’ll see Booth make this offseason and he has found a way to nab another first-round pick for a player not worth a first. I’ve given this trade a C+, just a hair higher than a passing grade. Denver Nuggets: Grading Calvin Booth’s first trade: C+ OKC can either waive Green’s $8.2 million for next season or hold onto him, try and recuperate his value and trade him again by the 2023 trade deadline. We don’t know the protections on that pick yet but there’s a very high chance it’ll be better than 30. By taking on JaMychal Green’s money, OKC is able to roll the 30th pick into something potentially higher in 2027. By trading him into OKC’s cap space, Denver’s able to open up an $8.2 million trade exception which, while it can’t be bundled with another player in a deal, it can be used to absorb a contract they may not be able to after this offseason.įrom the Thunder’s point of view, they simply don’t have enough roster spots to go around if they keep drafting several players in the first round. It’s unlikely that he was seen as equal value on his current contract so Booth had to attach an asset (2027 first-round pick) to move on from the forward. JaMychal Green was almost guaranteed to opt into his $8.2 million player option for next season since his production dipped this past season and he saw a lot of his backup big man minutes go to DeMarcus Cousins. It’s the first move in what could be a very busy offseason for Denver as Booth has said he’d like to be aggressive. The move is the first for the new president of basketball operations, Calvin Booth, who was elevated following Tim Connelly’s departure. The Nuggets are sending Green alongside a protected 2027 first-round pick to OKC for number 30 in the 2022 NBA Draft and two future second-round picks per Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN. Butler was just 6-of-14.Calvin Booth has made his first move as the lead decision-maker for the Denver Nuggets, moving on from JaMychal Green in a salary dump with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Martin, the breakout star of the Eastern Conference championship against the Celtics, connected on just 1-of-7 attempts from the field. Duncan Robinson, the marksman who sniped his way back into Erik Spoelstra’s rotation these playoffs, went just 1-for-5 from distance. ![]() Heat sharpshooter Max Strus shot 0-of-9 from beyond the arc, with plenty of open looks. Perhaps tired Heat legs also played a factor, only a few days removed from a taxing seven-game series against Boston. had two emphatic blocks on Jimmy Butler and Martin. ![]() The Nuggets’ league-average defense was supposed to be a glaring weakness during this postseason, but Denver’s synergy on that side of the ball contained Miami to just 42 first-half points. ![]() The Nuggets’ size over Miami’s rangy wings was one of the matchup storylines league personnel were considering before this championship matchup, and the early action often left Gordon isolated against the smaller Caleb Martin or Heat point guard Gabe Vincent - both easily overpowered by the 6-foot-10 forward Denver acquired at the 2021 NBA trade deadline. Jokić found Aaron Gordon most often during the game’s opening moments.
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