As Michael Malone would put it, the Nuggets are listeners but not callers at this trade deadline.
The ninth-year Nuggets coach expressed confidence in Denver’s current roster Sunday night when asked about his conversations with general manager Calvin Booth in the lead-up to the league’s Feb. 8 deadline. After 1 p.m. MT Thursday, trades will no longer be permitted for the duration of the season.
“Calvin and his staff, I’m sure, are fielding phone calls. But I can’t imagine we’re actively calling many teams right now,” Malone said, pointing out the Nuggets are half a game out of first place in the Western Conference.