Roundtable: Should the Denver Nuggets Trade for LaMarcus Aldridge?
Blake Holmes: (@NuggetsNation21)
The Nuggets have an interesting arsenal of players that they could offer to San Antonio for Aldridge, along with draft picks.
This being said, one question remains, what should the Nuggets be willing to give up to get the star power forward? If there’s something that Denver has been looking for in recent history, it’s a star that they could receive in Aldridge.
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One side of this argument is that as I said, the Nuggets are in desperate need of a star. The Spurs would most likely be looking to make a deal for another power forward/center to replace Aldridge, so what should Denver give up? A deal that I believe would work greatly in Denver’s favor would be to offer Kenneth Faried and their first round pick of the 2017 draft for Aldridge.
This would be great, as the Nuggets could get their star while only giving up Faried and a first round pick. I personally believe that the Spurs could find great use for an athletic glass cleaner such as Faried, and with a superstar in Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs could get another valuable asset with this pick.
On the other hand is if San Antonio asks for too much. The Nuggets have been in a rebuilding stage for a while now, and are very close to making it back to relevancy. This team does not need to abandon all of the plans it has had in order to land Aldridge.
There are players that should be untouchable in this deal, such as Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Emmanuel Mudiay, seeing as they should play a vital part in the future for Denver.
If the Nuggets can find a reasonable deal, I love the potential that the team could have with Aldridge. However, the Spurs need to do the reaching in order for me to be on board with a trade.