The Denver Nuggets were active in exploring trade options leading up to the NBA trade deadline but ultimately decided not to make any moves. General Manager Calvin Booth expressed a desire for depth, particularly at the backup center position, but was unable to find a suitable deal. The team's focus now shifts to the remaining regular season
Denver Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth speaks to memebers of the media about the NBA trade deadline before the first quarter against the Orlando Magic at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. this week and was open to a frontcourt or backcourt acquisition, multiple league sources told The Denver Post, but the team was not able to find a suitable deal before the 1 p.m. MT deadline Thursday.
“I think the best way to describe it is we either had to go big or do nothing,” Booth said, later clarifying that “a big move in my mind is like adding a significant depth piece.” As the deadline passed, Denver was half a game back of third-place Houston in the Western Conference standings, in the midst of a four-game win streak.
They currently don’t have an open roster spot to pursue an addition on the buyout market, and as a first-apron team, they cannot sign a player who’s been bought out if his previous salary exceeds the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, which is $12.8 million this season.
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