Five reasons why the Denver Nuggets should pursue Terrence Ross
By Ben Grunert
Why the Denver Nuggets should pursue Terrence Ross: Favorable contract
Terrence Ross is set to make $11.5 million next season and it’ll be the final year of his contract.
That’s both good and bad, if the Nuggets aren’t happy with the Ross experience a season from now, they can let him walk in free agency and open up the cap space but if he overperforms his value, he might cost more to re-sign.
One deal that would work for both sides is a swap based around Will Barton:
If you’re the Orlando Magic, swapping one expiring contract for another isn’t really worth their time. Barton makes just under $3 million less than Ross next season but since the Magic have no free agency aspirations, that’s not moving the needle.
This hypothetical has a Denver second-round pick change hands to make it worth Orlando’s while. If you’re Calvin Booth and the Denver Nuggets, you might have to wonder if it’s then worth their while.
Another possible deal keeps Denver’s wing depth while sending Orlando a more valuable asset in Zeke Nnaji:
The financials here are more closely aligned so Denver doesn’t save any cap space but it opens up another roster spot for Booth to fill this offseason.
For this deal to work, JaMychal Green must pick up his player option worth $8.2 million next season but after the season he had, it doesn’t look like he’d be able to sign for anything near that figure on the open market.