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Nuggets Podcast: Denver stands pat, Lakers get Luka and insanity reigns at NBA trade deadline

Denver Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth listens during the team’s end-of-year press conference at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Denver Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth listens during the team’s end-of-year press conference at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1:  Matt Schubert - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  AAron Ontiveroz - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Getting your player ready...

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after the NBA trade deadline comes to a close. Among the topics discussed:

  • For the second year in a row, Calvin Booth opted to stand pat at the NBA trade deadline. Is the inaction an indication the Nuggets general manager is happy with his roster? Or did he lack options to upgrade a team looking to win a second title in three seasons?
  • Peyton Watson is out for a month after what at first blush appeared to be an innocuous injury. How worried should the team be about his availability for the playoffs?
  • Head coach Michael Malone opted to keep Russell Westbrook in the starting lineup and send Christian Braun to be bench after Aaron Gordon rejoined the starting five. How motivated is Braun in the wake of the demotion? And did Malone make the right call?
  • With trade season now officially complete, the fellas hand out grades for the most significant deals, including the shocking blockbuster that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Producer: AAron Ontiveroz
Music: “The Last Dragons” by Schama Noel

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