Sometimes the best move is no move at all.
That’s likely the case for Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly, who was unable to pull the trigger on any moves at Thursday’s NBA trade deadline that would’ve improved the roster around the margins.
Tim Connelly — B+
As nice as it might’ve been to upgrade spots currently held by JaMychal Green, Austin Rivers or Facu Campazzo, the Grading the Week staff isn’t sold on the idea it was worth mortgaging the future.
Why? Well, here are two very good reasons:
1.) As much as we don’t like saying it, the truth is the long-term absences of Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.