Before the Nuggets opened one of their rare practices on Thursday morning, head coach Michael Malone gathered his team and tried to ease their minds.
Just hours before the trade deadline, as rumors circulated about the since-completed James Harden-Ben Simmons blockbuster deal, Malone told his guys not to fret.
“As we started, I said, ‘I’m not saying nothing can’t happen in the next couple of hours, this is the NBA, but as far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing going on,’” Malone conveyed to his team before they flew out to Boston.
Despite many discussions, including deals that fell through, according to league sources, the Nuggets stood pat.