Last season's Western Conference runner-up Nuggets, only scored 7 wins and 7 losses this season, temporarily ranked ninth in the Western Conference, but from the situation shown in the game, the Nuggets' strength has dropped a lot from last season. Especially on the defensive end, the Nuggets allowed 111.7 points this season and ranked 19th in the league.
defensive efficiency dropped to the 25th in the league, worse than Rockets !
Jokic is still the omnipotent point guard center, walking around, averaging close to triple-doubles this season, Murray's data this season is not much different from last season, the main Nuggets The problem is still defensive. During the offseason, the Nuggets’ defensive core last season, Jamian. Grant After leaving the Pistons, coupled with the further aging of Millsap, the Nuggets suffered a cliff-edge decline in defense this season. The Nuggets have no shortage of people who can score and lack a defensive core. At present, there is no one in the team to explore. There is only one way to trade and sign free agents. After Harden left, the Rockets began to pull completely. As the prelude to the reconstruction, there are two people in the team who can make up for the shortcomings of the Nuggets, and the asking price is not high.
They are Gordon and Tucker. After Harden left, Tucker and Gordon have no value for the rebuilt rocket, so it is better to trade. Go out in exchange for draft picks and speed up the pace of reconstruction. The Rockets are currently offering three second-round picks to Tucker, and Gordon’s offer is two first-round picks, but it is expected that Gordon will not have a team willing to use two. In the first round, the Rockets' bottom line should be a first round plus a second round. The Nuggets only need to pay three second rounds and one first round to get these two players.
Tucker is a strong defensive,Very tough, high-quality defensive 3D that never cares about data, with a three-point shooting rate of more than 40%. After getting Tucker, the Nuggets can inject tough defensive habits into the team. Build a defensive system around Tucker. If the effect is good, the price can be renewed. The effect is not good. Let him enter the free agent market next season, but the Nuggets this season has no salary space, with a total salary of 127.4 million US dollars. To get Tucker and Gordon, the management still needs a lot of work.
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