We are now a week removed from the trade conducted by the Denver Nuggets. The Denver Nuggets dealt Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez, and Jarred Vanderbilt for Shabazz Napier, Noah Vonleh, Keita Bates-Diop, and Houston’s 2020 First Round Pick. In a follow-up move, Denver forwarded Napier to Washington in exchange for Jordan McRae.
It seemed a bit confusing at first for Denver to surrender a valuable rotation player in Malik Beasley for what felt like end of the bench pieces. There’s definitely more than meets the eye here, and the moves definitely give Denver some flexibility moving forward, even if they didn’t significantly bolster their playoff roster.