Is Denver winning free agency?

[j3lademaster]

Disagree, even if he was playing for free his impact at times makes them worse as a team. He was horrific in the OKC series.

Min contracts aren’t supposed to get playing time in the playoffs in the first place. The fact that WB was a part of their 8 man rotation just shows how shorthanded they were.

[Xiao Yao You]

Marc Stein: The Nuggets are going ahead with their trade for Jonas Valančiūnas on Sunday and remain determined to keep the veteran big man they hope to install as their backup to Nikola Jokić … despite Valančiūnas’ offer from Greek giants Panathinaikos, league sources tell @TheSteinLine . – via x.com

[FultzNationRISE]

Marc Stein: The Nuggets are going ahead with their trade for Jonas Valančiūnas on Sunday and remain determined to keep the veteran big man they hope to install as their backup to Nikola Jokić … despite Valančiūnas’ offer from Greek giants Panathinaikos, league sources tell @TheSteinLine . – via x.com

I really hope he ends up staying. The three big rotation of Jokic, Gordon and JV can make them a dominant team next year, especially with the other moves theyve made. It not only buys Jokic a few extra minutes of rest each game, which should benefit his fourth quarter shooting and defense, but it also keeps a big in the dunker spot when GORDON is off the floor, maximizing Jokic's effectiveness through the whole game. Setting the stage, potentially, for *another* statistical jump

Also keen to see what I think will be the first twin tower duo with three point range. Experiments with dual seven footers last year looked pretty good. Sengun and Adams, Towns and Robinson, Holmgren and Hartenstein. Briefly AD and Gafford/Lively. I expressed surprise Doug Christie wasnt trying it with Sabonis (not quite a seven footer) and JV, and I remember Xiao laughed at the suggestion and insisted twin towers only works when Toody is involved (I'm not kidding). But looking at those pairs, all of them include a player without three point range. A trend likely to continue when Wemby and Kornet play some minutes together this year. Some guys (Adams, Robinson, Gafford) are also free throw liabilities.

Jokic/JV I think is the only pair of seven footers who are both comfortable shooting beyond the arc and shoot 80+% FT. Should be an interesting dynamic to see in action.

[Xiao Yao You]

The trolls putting words in my mouth again.

Doubt jonas and jokic would play together much. D matters

[1987_Lakers]

Jonas Valanciunas reportedly staying in Denver

The Jonas Valanciunas saga might have arrived at an ending point, with the Lithuanian center expected to stay with the Denver Nuggets despite the huge offer coming from Panathinaikos.

According to Marc Stein, the trade by the Denver Nuggets to acquire Jonas Valanciunas is on the course to be official later this week.

[1987_Lakers]

OKC vs Denver in the WCF next season about to be the real Finals.