Denver Nuggets: The Wilson Chandler Trades Part II- The West
By Tim Hart
LA Clippers
ESPN’s NBA Trade Machine Results: Clippers Unaffected, Nuggets -1 Wins
Why the Clippers would do it:
DeAndre Jordan has been a bit of a liability for them. Considering the fact that he is payed over $20 million a year, this may be reason enough to trade. Acquiring Faried and Chandler would add two athletic forwards to the team, which could help their longevity throughout any 7-game series.
Faried is not a great shooter either, like Jordan, but he has shown improvement up to about 12 feet. His FG% is also solid year after year, much like Jordan’s. He could replace Jordan in many ways, but he would make for a very undersized center. Blake Griffin wouldn’t though.
Griffin could make for a great center. He loves posting up, and has shown his range as of late. He could play center for a more traditional line-up, while small-ball looks could be explored as well. The Clippers would have more options as far as rotations go. In that sense, Faried and Chandler could help the team.
Why the Nuggets would do it:
The would have the strong defensive presence that they need. Their three-point shooting wouldn’t be helped by this trade. But that’s what they drafted Jamal Murray for anyways, right?
This mock-trade would Likely bump Nikola Jokic to Denver’s starting PF spot, which would not be a problem. A front-court rotation of Jordan, Jokic, Arthur, Jokic, and rookie Hernangomez does not sound bad at all.
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