The Nuggets were able to come to an 11th-hour agreement with Christian Braun on a very reasonable (arguably even team-friendly) five year, $125 million extension. On the surface, this is great news for Denver, but the underlying issues will come next summer when they’ll have no choice but to split up the core.
Jake Fischer reported that sources are telling him the Nuggets have indicated that ownership does not want to pay the tax next year. But after adding Braun’s $21.5 million hit, the Nuggets will owe over $193 million to six players, their starting lineup plus Zeke Nnaji.