Who are the TOP Buyout Options for the Denver Nuggets?
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What are the current buyout options for the Denver Nuggets?
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How did Reggie Jackson's buyout impact the Nuggets?
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My name is Kasper Stenbak, and this is the podcast where the players talk. All right, guys.
Well, it's buyout season. The Nuggets have an open roster spot. They're active. They're looking at guys from the buyout market.
What specific positions do the Nuggets need to fill?
We're going to run through some names and talk about some potential needs that Nuggets have. But do buyout candidates actually make a difference? We saw last year or not last year, but the year before when the Nuggets got Reggie Jackson.
Yeah.
Didn't really end up making that big of a difference. Did cost them some second-round picks. Yeah, I guess it made a difference in that regard.
I actually am going to zig on you on this one. I think that they could make a difference this year, especially with the injuries that Denver has. They have some real needs, ball handling, backup, power forward.
Why is ball handling crucial for the Nuggets this season?
Those are real things that I think could make a positive impact on just their ability to stay healthy and maybe even... playable in the playoffs in a way that preserves everybody's health but i think the real thing that's underrated about the buyout is it might actually be more of a lever for next year meaning we hope this guy can give us some minutes but we also know coming back from injury and we get him in and he has a good time here for a couple months and that lends us to getting him on another deal this summer where he sticks around because he sees the path and i actually wonder if that's denver's like primary thought process going into the buyout well that was the idea with reggie jackson
And it turned out they got him on the buyout market. He was the number one guy. He had other suitors. And the Nuggets said, we'll have you for this year and next year. Right. And then bit them in the ass, but they got him.
Yeah, I think for, obviously, it can be greatly exaggerated, their impact on the championship needle. to the point where actually almost everyone knows it now, and it's commonly said, the Nuggets have needs in the interim.
Who are the top candidates for the Nuggets' buyout market?
Like, between now and the finals, guys are dropping like flies. Almost their entire power forward room is out, right? Even include Peyton Watson, who's, like, maybe technically a guard, but spot starts at four. So, like, they need the depth. Like, they need holes to help them kind of hold their position. They need to fill some of these holes to hold their position between now and the playoffs. So, especially when you consider... that they can do this, fill out the roster while still staying under the tax, which is their goal. The question really becomes why not? Why not?
How does Haywood Highsmith fit into the Nuggets' plans?
Yeah. Usually bio guys don't make a big difference, but for the nuggets in the position they're in, they kind of need another guy. They just do, man. All these injuries have been piling up all season. The toll that this season has taken on Jamal Murray has been immense and Who knows when they're going to get Aaron Gordon back and Peyton Watson. They don't have a lot of size up front. It's just Yoke and Big Val. The Nuggets are in a position where they kind of just need to add another player. Just a guy who can play minutes.
What are the potential risks of signing Lonzo Ball?
They just need another basketball player.
I mean, Hunter was already playing, right? So that's kind of look at that slot of someone's got to someone's got to eat some minutes.
Well, you know, one guy that is I mean, I don't know if it's technically buyout, but kind of like that that made a huge impact for the Nuggets not that long ago.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the current buyout options for the Denver Nuggets?
0:00–0:57
2
How did Reggie Jackson's buyout impact the Nuggets?
0:57–1:38
3
What specific positions do the Nuggets need to fill?
1:38–2:07
4
Why is ball handling crucial for the Nuggets this season?
2:07–3:08
5
Who are the top candidates for the Nuggets' buyout market?
3:08–3:36
6
How does Haywood Highsmith fit into the Nuggets' plans?
3:36–4:07
7
What are the potential risks of signing Lonzo Ball?
4:07–4:43
8
How can the Nuggets balance immediate needs with future roster plans?
4:43–14:07
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