Why DaRon Holmes II is an obvious fit next to Nikola Jokic & the Nuggets | DNVR Nuggets Podcast

[@ICN8IVE]

If we are going to lose KCP, I hope there is a sign and trade for another 3 and D guy. If he walks for nothing, we are screwed. I love CB, but he can't/won't shoot and KCP is one of the best defenders and shooters at his salary. Without KCP, teams know that AG and CB dont have to be gaurded on the perimeter and are functionally only cutters and it mucks up the offense. The offense works when Jok has shooters to pass to, so that he can maximize open cutters if the 3 isn't there. For years the players have said "Keep Championship Players" whenever they are asked about KCP and we have all agreed and laughed at the Lakers. I think that the morale/confidence hit of losing him would be huge to the guys. Give KCP what it takes, Go into the 2nd apron for a year if you have to and lets see if they can make it back to the championship. Its not like we can make any trades that matter (without trading our starters) anyway, so the matching salary part doesnt matter. We have a bunch of young guys already, so picks don't matter for a couple years either. This is the window, the Kronkes will either pay to keep it open, or smash the glass and rub it in our eyes.

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

He's a UFA we can't trade him.

[@rainofkhandaq6678]

KCP wasn't a 3 and D this year, his offense was cheeks and no better than CB. They just need a back up PG

[@junioradult6219]

Was kcp a 3😂couldnt tell. I could have shot better then kcp and mpj

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

@@junioradult6219 Sure you could. Your screen name says it all...typically the word is "adolescent".

[@PeterBoye-vr3oy]

56:18 we as fans should not be happy with “we got the player the GM told the whole league we were taking”. The bar for the GM of Joker’s team should be doing everything possible to get Jokic another championship.

[@rainofkhandaq6678]

This is actually a good pick up unlike the crap from last year

[@mydog337]

With teams getting so much better...I am not seeing many reasons why we do not continue to slide down the WC standings.

[@KClouisville]

Same here. That Murray extension might be the nail in the coffin.

[@KingslayerSrb]

Yeah we started with stages of grief a bit early, I've seen nuggets fans already rationalize loosing KCP with "was he even that good in the playoffs"? Nuggets ain't winning anything with Braun at starting 2, at least not next year, because a) Braun at starting 2 means his backup is.. who exactly? b) he ain't that good

[@brankovicbrankoni1527]

Ovi su u zabludi. Braun je mladja, atletskija verzija Branka Lazića, sa vise energije i nesto boljim sutem za tri poena. Braun je rol igrac koji moze energijom i odbranom da malo podigne ekipu, nije suter, a ovi bi da ga stave u prvu postavu. Prva postavom koja ima dva igraca koja ne sutiraju nema nikakvu buducnost u modernom NBA.

[@lonnyschenck584]

Agreed, that's the concern. It's not that Braun can't fill in for KCP, but they promote their sixth man and have nobody to fill him with.

[@rainofkhandaq6678]

KCP's offense was garbage all year long, go take a look

[@jvwilli7]

Omg. Calm down about KCP. We all need to grow up. KCP apparently needs to get an extra 7 million / year than play for a championship with the best player in the world. It HIS f*CKING choice, not the nuggets. I’m not into ruining the nuggets for the next 10 years because of the second apron on a 31 year old. We had KCP this year and we didn’t win. So…

[@markosmrzlic]

But is this another year when we don't get anything big? I mean, we keep losing our shit over rookies, every year, and then they need 3 seasons to show us they are not that good. So, is Denver ever going to bring someone bigger, someone more expensive, everyone is making huge moves, every season, and we are not changing anything big, year after year.

[@Ballg0d230]

We just won a championship

[@Ballg0d230]

We have the best starting 5 in the nba

[@Lilgyouknow]

@@Ballg0d230true, but Jokic still has never played with another all-star so I see his point

[@UraStr]

@@Ballg0d230 they are letting KCP go

[@UraStr]

@@Ballg0d230 yeah in four years of Jokic prime we won 1 championship...so 3 years wasted already, 5 to go until falling into irrelevance, being remembered for wasting Jokic

[@UraStr]

You guy are the best, I feel bad for you, it's so maddening that these guys (front office) is treating Jokic prime like it's another Tuesday...guys in the front office you are all irrelevant, only thing that matters is Jokic, DEN won't likely make play-off for few years and won't be close to a tittle for decades, no matter who you draft or trade or whatever you do. That's the reality of NBA. You had about 10 chances to win the tittle, 1 = Murray ACL, 2 = Murray lazy to comeback, 3 = you won, great job, 4 = Murray lazy to keep fit, 5/6/7/8/9/10 = window closed by the GM?. Only thing matter is to have the best players, if you loose KCP you have 1 MVP, 1 pseudo star, 1 star role player, 1 MPJ and 2-3 bench players. I love CB but he's 6th guy at best. And that just half of it, CB was great in his role...who do you get to play his role now?

[@Zemlja_je_ravna]

They wont chase titles. They have a chance only if rookies turn out well.

[@UraStr]

@@Zemlja_je_ravna as a GM you can't win a tittle, you can only cost your team a tittle....he's about to ruin the DEN window that might be open once a century

[@Zemlja_je_ravna]

@@UraStr It's a gamble, team will be worse next season. But they have another trade window mid season.

[@tomzee70]

Preach bro they are talking the piss out of jokic Murray isn't getting any better he's always injured out of shape he's a diva. Mpj contact is a killer for Denver.

[@nikolakrstic8079]

@@tomzee70 to me, Murray is even more of a problem that MPJs contract because you literally don't know what you are going to get. And the worst thing is that what you get are two extremes.. either TOO GOOD or HORRIBLE

[@BoskoBanovic]

Jokic said at the last PO press conference that he dont want to come back to losing again (like that is behind him and DN) but if KCP levees Jokic is exactly coming back to the 2018-9 20 years of his carrier he is coming back on losing streak .(In other worlds his carrier is going in down spiral regressing not progressing) So i would not be surprised if Jokic request a trade this or next year from DN because reality is till 2027 max MPJ contract expire he will not win nothing only can go down from hire..

[@youbettube]

We’ve won a championship with MPJ on a max contract

[@BoskoBanovic]

@@youbettube Yes gj but you had Bruce Brown lest year to bail him out with 20+ points when he sucked vs physicality of Miami and other teams..But this year Twols there was no BB so we are 2nd round exit.Next year it will be 1st if KCP leaves mark my words..

[@youbettube]

@@BoskoBanovic we’ll be 2nd round exits if KCP leaves whether we trade MPJ or not

[@UlyssesVillamin]

“…explaining why the future is bright in Denver.” 😂. From we are dynasty to why the the future is bright LOL

[@RS-ol8or]

Holmes looks like a great pick. More polished than the 3 guys from last year. Hope Moach actually plays him. 🙄 It’s clear Zeke is gone. Maybe bundle him & Reggie for upgrades. It looks like there’s still some trades they can make to upgrade at backup PG & a real 5. DJ ain’t it. Denver still needs to sack up & get outta MPJ’s contract. Nothings changed there. They’re hamstrung by that ridiculous contract. Far better options for depth are out there. Mike’s always been a luxury, not a necessity.

[@maitrepizza5354]

If they lose Kcp and not win it next year I see some people getting fired

[@Bigbanggbig]

Calvin awful cant keep his pick mouth shut and got fleeced by suns gm on picks 😂

[@Half_Full-Since96]

@@Bigbanggbiglate second round picks are worthless but yeah he really can’t keep his mouth shut.

[@Half_Full-Since96]

I don’t think anyone’s getting fired .. it’s the Kronkes fault for not paying Connelly

[@RS-ol8or]

Oh absolutely, Malone and/or Booth could be in trouble.

[@Bigbanggbig]

@@Half_Full-Since96 every pick is valuable! if u gift ur pick u cant have them in future trades! Also i dont expect this comment from the franchise that drafted jokic 41 pick.

[@jordanbielski8443]

Listen. Booth better just keep in mind, don’t waste Jokic prime years… please….

[@timjoseph4085]

We are asking too many young guys potentially to contribute to a pursuit of a championship. The same thing will happen in the playoffs where AG and Jokic just get ran into the ground. Also, the front office should be ahead of all of us, but why didn’t the front office prioritize preparing for the KCP free agency last year by simply not paying Zeke. We could have paid KCP and avoided the second apron. We have the guys, just get established players.

[@mydog337]

Effective centers are trending larger not smaller.

[@scooterk5]

I’m always extremely skeptical about a college center becoming a good NBA forward. So I take Booth’s comments about that with a grain of salt. I’m hopeful that Holmes becomes a useful NBA player and it’ll be a good pick if that’s the case.

[@jessealberts1004]

Quick summary. We are losing KCP. And we just drafted our backup big who will play significant minutes. 😢

[@Sean.Cordes]

God, Nuggets fans are such pessimistic whiners. Drafting Holmes is as good as could be reasonably expected from this draft. Maybe he hits and can play, maybe he doesn't, but we NEEDED a guy who could play behind AG and Jokic. And he seems like he projects to be a potential AG heir apparent, with a bit of luck.

[@DenverDiscovery]

Big? No, he's drafted as a 4.

[@junioradult6219]

I can shoot better then kcp, get over it

[@brankojovanovic1215]

I love DNVR, and yes @Vogh, KCP is leaving and Bogdanovic is coming !!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@Dre_aka_sleepysandman]

Nugget fans are funny. Reading these comments. 😂

[@ljutko7]

Malone ...my god i haven't much believe in him plays different his players this year but hey we will see if he can change his mind...or he stays stubborn 😔

[@RS-ol8or]

Malone will get fired if he’s as rigid & inflexible this upcoming year as he just previously was. That’s a given. His rotations & subs were BAD.

[@ljutko7]

@@RS-ol8or 🙏 if not Jokic's prime going to end sooner than later

[@rainofkhandaq6678]

​@@RS-ol8orYou have brain damage. he played the younger players a ton, they were a bottom 3 bench IN THE LEAGUE. Strawther and Zeke got injured which is why they stopped playing, the rest were G leaguers.

[@BaronMagick]

Nuggets being pretenders in 30s>>>>>Nuggets winning right now with Jokic

[@mydog337]

CB will have a breakout year...I luv his hustle and defense.

[@koldwater6053]

Does it really matter who Denver drafts? Mike Malone is a recycler not a developer.

[@Bigbanggbig]

Thats it

[@Nikola-yo6yf]

Love kcp it would suck to lose him but im thinking more and more CB can fill that role

[@UraStr]

Well I like CB, but you are loosing your spacing and you are loosing CB in his current role, so another season of competent players leaving the team...you are basically downgrading 2 spots (KCP for CB and CB for whoever)

[@Nikola-yo6yf]

@@UraStr they would probably trade for someone Bogdan Bogdanović ideally And keep CB in starting line up for his defence and Bogi as a sixth man

[@junioradult6219]

Losing kcp on D hurts but he wasnt much of a shooter to be honest

[@davidwalker295]

“Project Dynasty” actually just means replacing good, expensive players with worse, cheap ones. Wonder what the reaction will be when AG also leaves after next year. What a sham. Thank god we won the one.

[@jessealberts1004]

We say we NEED a legitimate backup Center. Now we're relying on a rookie that is a project at best.

[@ohhmyjesus]

@@jessealberts1004he’s ready now and has NBA tools that can actually be used to play like a Derrick lively, Brandon podz, Keon Ellis, etc. Yall gotta see things thru and not overreact it was a solid pick at a position of need.

[@noahromero96]

@@jessealberts1004are you really upset about picking up a young player in you know THE DRAFT. 😂

[@bennmacstiofan4387]

Yeah drafting in the draft. What a stupid thing to do! 😅

[@jessealberts1004]

​@@noahromero96In this case yes. We still need to get rid of Naaji's contract. We will likely have to use picks to get rid of him. Use these resources on that. Not another young guy, on a WAY TOO YOUNG bench.

[@glimmerofdope5427]

Hope he can get minutes unlike last years rookies Seems like a good fit but there’s a reason he was the 22nd pick in a very weak draft

[@timothythao6679]

Like a 6th man Naz Reid?

[@BoskoBanovic]

If KCP leaves that signals to me that DN are project dynasty focused ( player development ) and not about championships ..I am really ready to see Jokic on another team this or next year. His prime is almost over he w8sted 3 years of 4 years and this next one will be 5th and until MPJ contract in 2027 expire (that in weird way metaphorically broke Nuggets back) Jokic will not win another ring and after 2027 Jokic prime is over.

[@spoke1183]

Denver is still gonna have issues if AG aint 100% due to loss of his brother. Nobody knows how that gonna effect him this season, and certainly gonna project on the team.

[@aleksandar8090]

As i said Malone is first and biggest reason why Denver was in state they were in playoff and why they lost on side that Murray,KCP and Porter decided that they can't hit a 3p no matter what! I hope he learned something from that,will see i guess! Denver didn't need to chase first place or top3 spot for all cost to last game! Malone should get played young players much more especially Strada,kid have big potential if used right, which Malone didn't do at all! If they where 4 or 5 at the end or regular but coming healthy and more rest is million times better than playing hard to last game, entering the playoffs tired and with ton of smaller and medium injures and without any young player who can give you anything! As i said,i just hope he learned something from that!

[@cjp1599]

Does Malone learn, he seems awful stubborn.

[@aleksandar8090]

@@cjp1599 I know my friend.

[@lonnyschenck584]

That didn't just cost the Nuggets last last year, it was a full year of development and evaluation for this year that was wasted as well. smh

[@mydog337]

He is not strong enough to play down low in the association....not yet anyways....so we drafted a Pwatt replacement....we may have more pressing needs.

[@kadendavis7202]

No caldwell pope, no jackson, this will look very different next year

[@ranisalman9650]

I like him because of his versatility. But raw talent like footwork explosivness, dont see it.

[@Zemlja_je_ravna]

Better footwork than Zeke Naji for sure, good hands too. Not super athletic nor strong, something to work on.

[@ranisalman9650]

@@Zemlja_je_ravna I see similar footwork but who knows

[@Jonesyyy12]

@@ranisalman9650 footwork is elite, he ain’t explosive like an AG. But it’s his shooting ability and IQ that they like. Denver needs a stretch 5. Someone who can be a back up for Jokic and at times run the 5 beside him and give Denver some extra size

[@c0n323]

Holmes avg like 5+ stocks

[@sbrown923]

KCP is 31 and like so many guys before he has his best years playing with Jokic. Braun can easily give us more than KCP has for the next 5 years. There's no reason to overpay for another guy. He's not worth more than 20 mil in the new cba. And he looks so good cause he plays 97% of his minutes with Jokic. The 6ers are going to over pay for him and when he doesn't look is good playing with a deadball iso player he'll be a scapegoat.

[@Twon_Lavance24]

Braun ain’t giving you more than Kcp

[@Half_Full-Since96]

Complete copuim

[@RS-ol8or]

I agree. Would love KCP to stay but these salaries combined w the CBA only hurts clubs.

[@Half_Full-Since96]

@@RS-ol8or the nuggets have more flexibility with signing KCP than not. It’s just the owner being cheap.. as usual

[@sbrown923]

@@Twon_Lavance24 over the next 5 years he totally can and should especially if he gets to play beside Jokic. Which make everyone look great.

[@UraStr]

I just like to remain everybody to stop comparing DEN to SAN, they drafted 3 MVP caliber players, that's why they were able to win over 15 years span...

[@36crow]

The crazy thing is Kcp is great but we still have to pay Jamal Soon. If kcp doesnt want 30 for 2yrs. We have to move forward. This all falls on Malone playing the young guys and replacing him. 👍🏿

[@junioradult6219]

Kcp great on D. Not so much at shooting

[@cjp1599]

Lets hope the nuggets dont rebuild his shot and turn him into zeke... now they better trade mpj... keep kcp...

[@UraStr]

Calvin Booth needs to get over himself, thinking he's master strategist, not gonna overpay player. He's doesn't appreciate the seriousness of the situation. Team like DEN gets player like Jokic once in a century. Nothing else matters, you have a chance to win now and only now, he can be the smartest GM in the league, but he would still be completely irrelevant. He can only ruin it, you can't win as a GM. WAKE UP, only thing that matters is getting as many competent players on the roster with Jokic. Letting KCP go, we are left with 3 players, 1 MPJ and 2-3 bench caliber players. wasting Jokic prime, I can't take it.

[@gfs8957]

So ag is not a great role player??? hahahaha your comments are funny asf like the one comment the spurs drafted 3 mvp caliber players hahahahaha stop it i am taking ag over mpj his contract is way more valuabe than mpj

[@UraStr]

@@gfs8957 I agree, 3 players = Jokic, Murray, AG, 1 MPJ= MPJ, 2-3 bench players CB+PWat+ at least one player hits. I wanted to express that MPJ is not quite full player but not quite bench player also.

[@rainofkhandaq6678]

Jalen Pickett isn't going to be good. Bad players are not getting time on the court because wins do matter

[@JovicaMilutinovic]

I just want Jokic to blow because of KCP , the same thing awaits him next season with Gordon. Uughhh so want Jokic to demand to be traded and finally leave this circus. Look at Denver's bright future in the summer league, maybe you'll see something. Next season, Denver will fight for 46.47 wins (perhaps less) and for 5th or 6th place in the Western competition. What will happen if Jokic gets injured at the Olympics and misses the whole season, then the dynasty won't even enter the playoffs.

[@TPG1]

Who invited this clown? Did this dude just say nuggets are a circus? This dude just left the circus saying idiotic shit like this

[@Tyrell37]

Calling it now. He’s a bust. He’s not strong enough to be a center. Wolves got better tonight. Murray is going to get cooked. Never should have let TC out that door.

[@Zemlja_je_ravna]

DaRon Holmes was so happy to be picked by the Suns, too bad for him.

[@yosemite_ham6879]

Do you really think his agent isnt at his table telling him the trade as it breaks to everyone at the same time before the pick? They have access to Twitter just like everyone lol he knew Denver was coming for him for weeks

[@Zemlja_je_ravna]

@@yosemite_ham6879 No because it was made last second, and not even Adam Silver had time to announce it.

[@yosemite_ham6879]

@@Zemlja_je_ravna dude Woj was literally talking about the trade and pick being the Nuggets on TV before Adam Silver walked in stage. Woj had to stop to let Silver announce the pick. Sham's tweet had been out for a good 3 minutes before the pick was made

[@stevelinhoff8895]

Aaron Gordon can't shoot 3's .....

[@junioradult6219]

He did better then mpj at it in the playoffs😂

[@Bigbanggbig]

Awful pick, calvin booth doesent know what his doing

[@UraStr]

I disagree and agree...I disagree that the pick is bad. I think Booth actually understands basketball very well and sees good talent. BUT he also doesn't know what he is doing. It's completely irrelevant whatever he does, other than keeping the good players. If he's trying to not overpay people and have good future talents, he's missing the point. Only think that matters is to have the best players you can right now, Jokic has about 5 seasons left, every season should be played as it is the last season in history

[@Eastunder]

How many years were you a GM? Stfu

[@neptunetk1869]

TRUST IN BOOTH

[@maitrepizza5354]

Not me