The Nuggets have options.
Specifically, general manager Calvin Booth has numerous levers to pull ahead of Thursday night’s NBA draft, which will be Booth’s first as the Nuggets’ primary-decision maker. The Nuggets enter the draft armed with the Nos. 21 and 30 overall picks.
What they need – and what the Nuggets are targeting – is fairly obvious: porous on the perimeter, the Nuggets desperately need to improve defensively. Numerous wing players have been discussed internally, sources said.
If there’s an intriguing perimeter player who can step in and defend immediately, you can bet he’s on Denver’s radar.