After what happened last week, Nuggets coach Michael Malone didn’t want to speculate when the team’s newest addition – Bryn Forbes – would be available.
But it was because of the voided trade with Detroit that the Nuggets even had a chance to land Forbes in the first place.
The Nuggets finalized the three-team trade on Wednesday afternoon, sending Bol Bol and P.J. Dozier to Boston, former forward Juancho Hernangomez from Boston to San Antonio and Forbes to Denver. In addition, the Nuggets will send a 2028 second-round pick to San Antonio.
But the primary reason the Nuggets wanted Forbes from the Spurs?