Back in June, it was easy to overlook the post-season remarks of Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly.
He could’ve been toeing the party line or simply couldn’t predict how his roster would shake out in more than a month’s time. But less than a week from the NBA draft, and less than two weeks from the start of free agency, it’s possible Connelly’s initial comments were prophetic.
“Certainly we have a handful of free agents that we’re hopeful we can retain,” Connelly said. “We won’t have real certainty about what our roster might look like until post-draft.