It’s hard to blame the lukewarm reaction of Nuggets fans to the four-team trade that brought four new faces to the locker room. Denver’s haul doesn’t inspire a deep playoff push or provide that so-called missing piece that opens a path to the championship.
A buzzkill, really.
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The countdown to the NBA trade deadline on Friday is still ticking, but barring a surprise twist, Pelicans star Jrue Holliday isn’t busting into Pepsi Center anytime soon. So, beyond a 2020 first-round pick and unloading the expiring contracts of Juancho Hernangomez, what did Denver really gain from all this?