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The Denver Nuggets should begin exploring potential offseason trades after the Minnesota Timberwolves ended their season on Thursday.
The Nuggets haven’t sniffed the NBA Finals since going the distance in 2023, signaling that there’s a clear disconnect that’s preventing the franchise from trending upward.
While unlikely, CBS Sports’ Sam Quinn floated the idea of the Nuggets swapping Aaron Gordon for a 6-foot-10 former Los Angeles Lakers superstar and NBA champion.
“If there's a major move here, it's probably some sort of Hail Mary,” Quinn wrote. “Are things bad enough in Houston's locker room that the (Houston) Rockets would consider something like (Aaron) Gordon, (Christian) Braun or (Cameron) Johnson and No. 26 for Kevin Durant?”
“Maybe the same package could swipe Anthony Davis? None of this seems especially likely. If there's a big name coming to Denver, it's someone old, someone injured, someone overpaid, or someone scaring off richer suitors through some other means.”
Trading for Davis wouldn’t solve the Nuggets’ problems going forward. The Kentucky product’s 5.5-year stint with the Lakers was objectively a success.
In addition to winning a championship with Los Angeles in 2020, Davis proved that he could be a game-changing two-way frontcourt stud in a major NBA market. However, Davis’ recurring injury woes made shipping him to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic last February a no-brainer move.
Davis’ health issues continued with the Mavericks, as persistent setbacks limited him to 29 games with his new club. Dallas ended the Davis experiment before this year’s trade deadline, trading him, along with Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell, and Dante Exum, to the Washington Wizards for Khris Middleton, Marvin Bagley, AJ Johnson, and draft capital.
The Nuggets should undoubtedly entertain the idea of trading Gordon, but landing Davis in a deal centered on the former No. 4 overall pick shouldn’t be on the table.
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