How to navigate the Nuggets’ 2020 draft and free agency

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 22: Jerami Grant #9 of the Denver Nuggets and Paul Millsap #4 of the Denver Nuggets celebrate their win with teammates against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 22, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

How the Denver Nuggets should orchestrate their upcoming offseason.

The Denver Nuggets have been eliminated from the 2020 NBA Playoffs after the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched them in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. With the Nuggets’ Cinderella story coming to an end, it’s now time to look at one of the most pivotal offseason periods in franchise history.

When the NBA’s free agency period begins on Oct. 18, Denver will have four rotation players — Torrey Craig, Mason Plumlee, Paul Millsap and Jerami Grant — who they will either attempt to retain or let walk. After that will be the NBA Draft, which is currently set for Nov. 18.