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Denver Nuggets: 3 Reasons the Nuggets DO NOT NEED a Trade

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 2:01 p.m. ET

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Feb 10, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton (5) celebrates with forward Danilo Gallinari (8) during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Nuggets won 103-92. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

Even though the Denver Nuggets have shown interest in acquiring All-Stars and/or Veterans for this upcoming season, the best idea for the team may be to avoid trades all together

Trading is a perfectly viable option for most teams in rebuild. This is true for the Nuggets as well, although it may not be the smartest move.

The Denver Nuggets have a few special things going, all of which point towards a team best left untouched. Specifically, there are three key components that the Nuggets might have to sacrifice if they did see a trade through.

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Denver would risk compromising these secret weapons if they did make a trade before/during this upcoming season.

Team Direction

As it stands, each player on the Nuggets has a pretty specific purpose.

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Together, the team has at least one player to fill practically every desirable role. Gallinari can create off the dribble, Mudiay can slash and assist, Harris is your a bailout shooter/get back defender, Faried is great for reaction offense and chase-down defense, Jokic is there to work the post, Barton is the offensive minded sixth-man, Murray is their spot-up shooter, and so the list goes on.

For the first time in a long time, every key Nugget will be healthy and ready-to-go. With their roles so well-defined and clearly understood, it would be a shame to waste this season’s opportunity.

The Nuggets finally have each and every puzzle-piece ready to fit together for the whole of the team. With injuries forcing improvisation, the direction of the team has been shaky for the past couple seasons. Fans should be excited to see what Coach Malone can do with a completely healthy Nuggets line-up.

Apr 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris (14) dribbles the ball against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Anthony Morrow (2) as Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) pressures Morrow as in the second quarter at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Budding Youth

The Nuggets have one of the best young cores in the NBA. They also have one of the largest amount of young players on any roster.

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Essentially, this means that youth is very important to the future of the team. Trading for a player would not necessarily mean sending this youth away. But if it didn’t, then it would very likely mean cutting down on developing this youth.

The organization has had relative success in this area. That is to say, given the circumstances, young Nuggets players have shown incredible improvement in their brief but growing time as NBA players. This has been especially true for young guards Emmanuel Mudiay and Gary Harris, and center Nikloa Jokic.

Harris has shown great year-to-year improvement, while Mudiay and Jokic looked like completely different players by the end of their first season. After drafting three very promising rookies (Jamal Murray, Malik Beasley, and Juan Hernangomez) continuing their success in youth-development should be the Nuggets’ top priority.

After all, it is only a matter of time until their improvement leads to a winning record, and after that, who knows the limits of the young Nuggets’ potential.

Chemistry

Some may see it as a curse, that the Nuggets have not been able to acquire an All-Star in recent years. However, this has led to a team with a very strong bond.

If we have all learned anything from the success of the Golden State Warriors, other than the power of the three-ball, it is that team-chemistry goes a very long way.

Kenneth Faried, Danilo Gallinari, and Wilson Chandler have all been Nuggets since 2011. Will Barton, Gary Harris, Jusuf Nurkic, and Darrell Arthur have all been on the team since 2014. In fact, other than the rookies, every player on the squad has at least one year of experience playing together.

Most players have more. And when you consider how easily their rookies can develop their own chemistry between each other, team chemistry seems like one of the biggest weapons for the Nuggets going into this upcoming season. Trading for a new player might bring more talent onto the team, but it could also throw off their chemistry.

Similarly to knowing their direction, having a Nuggets team bound by experience and chemistry means trust. Ask any NBA champion and they will tell you, trust is the most important element to any winning team.

The Nuggets are lined-up for a season of significant improvement, no trades required

With all of this considered, the Nuggets seem to be in their best situation now, as is. It is still fun to talk mock-trades, and some may even still be worth the sacrifice of youth, direction, and/or chemistry.

But still, fans should not be weary of the team’s inability to make any substantial trades in this off-season.

The Nuggets have a lot going for them with their current line-up. If they can avoid injury, then Denver just might have what it takes to be a playoff caliber team.

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