Denver Nuggets: Which of the veterans will return this offseason?
By Sean Carroll
What will the Denver Nuggets do with Facundo Campazzo?
Facundo Campazzo fell to the wayside with the emergence of Bones Hyland. While he was a serviceable veteran this season and the last, teams had figured him out this season and the Argentinian was struggling to play effective basketball.
Before the All-Star break, Campazzo was playing just over 20 minutes a night for Michael Malone and was a net-negative 10.9 across 54 games. Hyland was elevated after the break and Facundo’s minutes fell to a mere eight per night and he was relegated to garbage time.
When Malone needed a defensive option against the flurry of Steph Curry and Jordan Poole in the playoffs, he tried Campazzo but it didn’t work very well.
Next season will be his age-32 season and it’s unlikely we see the Nuggets bring him back. I believe it’ll be hard to warrant using a roster spot on Austin Rivers and it’s clear that both the front office and coaching staff see Rivers as a better option.
With Denver’s guard depth filled to the brim, it’s likely we see one of Facundo or Austin returning and all signs are pointing towards the latter.