Danny Leroux hosts two of the best NBA podcasts on the web, the Dunc’d On Basketball podcast with Nate Duncan, and the Real GM podcast where he has been previewing the upcoming NBA offseason by dissecting several teams in full detail. This week, he invited me on his show to go into great detail on the Nuggets timeline, free agency pursuit, draft picks, and salary cap situation. The conversation was really great and we touched on all of the major storylines that will unfold over the next couple of weeks. It’s also nice to get an outside perspective on the Nuggets roster from a smart, insightful writer like Danny.
Make sure to follow Danny on twitter at @DannyLeroux and check out his podcasts and writing at both Sporting News and The Athletic.
In this podcast:
1:45 – Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari
10:00 – Emmanuel Mudiay. Fun fact – Danny actually bought ad space on Mudiay's basketball reference page this year. Very cool.
14:30 – Nikola Jokic, Jusuf Nurkic, and Joffrey Lauvergne.
24:00 – Kenneth Faried and the value of his contract going forward
32:48 – Their draft pick situation
39:00 – Potential factors influencing the Nuggets' decisions
41:00 – Will Barton
44:00 – We play "will he be here next year"
52:40 – VERY interesting discussion about coach Michael Malone
55:40 – Gary Harris
