When the rumors about potential trades of Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangómez and Jarred Vanderbilt started to emerge, following the Nuggets’ impressive win over the Trail Blazers Wednesday, several questions arose.
Why trade Beasley and Hernangómez, two key members of the current rotation, now? Did Denver get better from these transactions? Is a star player next on the way to the Mile High City?
After what appeared to be a whirlwind 48 hours leading up to Thursday’s 1 p.m. MT trade deadline, the official details came and painted a picture of what President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly and his front office’s aims retooling the second unit were.