Nuggets In Holding Pattern With JaVale McGee

The Denver Nuggets may find themselves in company soon if they can’t get a deal worked out with restricted free agent JaVale McGee.

David Aldridge of NBA.com tweeted earlier on Friday,

Nuggets continue to “grind it out” w/JaVale McGee reps, aware that whichever team (PDX, Indy) loses Hibbert will have $ available 2 offer.

No doubt which ever team doesn’t land Roy Hibbert will be hot on McGee’s trail, but currently it seems everything depends on what the Indiana Pacers want to do.

The Portland Trailblazers offered Hibbert a 4-year deal that is in the range of $58 million and if the Pacers don’t choose to match they probably aren’t likely to offer a major deal to McGee. In fact it wouldn’t be surprising if they prefer to go cheaper and get a free agent big like Chris Kaman.

The Blazers on the other hand are destined to land a top free agent this offseason and if they miss out on Roy Hibbert and Nicolas Batum, they may opt to throw a lot of money towards McGee.

Topics: Chris Kaman, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, JaVale McGee, Nicolas Batum, Portland Trailblazers, Roy Hibbert

Jonathan Maness

Born and raised in the beautiful state of Colorado, Jonathan R. Maness grew up in the days of Broncos' great John Elway and Nuggets' greats Laphonso 'The Fonz' Ellis. As a lifelong Nuggets fan, he has followed the Denver Nuggets through the worst of times (and there were a lot of them) and currently through the best of times. This 30-year-old sports journalist has had the honor of taking photos of the Nuggets home games from the comforts of the Pepsi Center's floor. In his free time he works on the Sports Copy Desk at the Fort Collins Coloradoan.