The Nuggets have said and done all the right things this offseason, but before long, it will be time for them to put their money where their mouth is. With Christian Braun and Peyton Watson both eligible for rookie extensions this fall, the Nuggets’ owners can show how serious they are about winning and maximizing the rest of Nikola Jokic’s career.
On the most recent episode of the Zach Lowe Show, Lowe stated that this will be a great litmus test to see how invested the Kroenkes truly are. When Bruce Brown and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope left in free agency, Denver was limited in their ability to keep those guys in town, and ultimately, based on the deals they got, letting them go proved to be the right move in each instance.