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Denver Nuggets: Grading their off season moves

By Mathew Huff

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 19: General Manager Tim Connelly of the Denver Nuggets talks to the media before the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 19, 2016 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 19: General Manager Tim Connelly of the Denver Nuggets talks to the media before the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 19, 2016 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – APRIL 11: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves defends against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the game on April 11, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 112-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – APRIL 11: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves defends against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the game on April 11, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 112-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

Signing Nikola Jokic long term: A+

This one is a no brainer. For a franchise which has seen star players leave them high and dry for bigger market teams, it was imperative for them to lock up Jokic before he hit the free agent market.

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Jokic possesses the talent which would have had big market teams salivating and ready to throw buckets of cash towards the Serbian sensation’s way. Luckily, the front office was smart and made signing Jokic their number one priority this off season.

They wasted no time in giving him a new and lucrative deal worth $148 million for four years. This is great for both sides.

Jokic gets to continue to develop on the same team that drafted him and we get at least four more seasons of dazzling Jokic highlight reel passes. This is the same big man who averaged 6.1 assists last year, terrific numbers for a center.

Jokic is now the cemented leader of this team, now it is time to see the Denver Nuggets take the next step in the process of improving their progress from year to year.

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