The Denver Nuggets are moving on from Bol Bol, trading the 7-foot-2 center to Detroit for Rodney McGruder and a second-round pick, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post.
Bol, a second-round pick in 2019, has had tantalizing moments and frustrating ones across his three seasons with the Nuggets. But he never once established any consistency in Michael Malone’s rotations.
Behind the scenes, it was impossible to know why Bol never fully earned Malone’s trust, as other forwards jumped Bol on the depth chart. But when he did play, his engagement and focus often waned, which undoubtedly contributed to his sparse playing time.