Monte Morris being traded to the Wizards
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Wow. Guess this is a result of Monte being too good to be a back up.
HA. Yeah sadly Monte not going to a great organization.
Also, is this a good trade for Denver? At first look doesn't seem like it but I don't know all those players well enough I suppose.
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NBA Trade Rumors: Wizards Expected to Pursue Veteran PG; Nuggets' Monte Morris Linked
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Know nothing about the Wizards...does Monte slot in as a starter? I take it from a few comments above that the Wizards aren't very good?
I wondered if Monte would be on the move as I read last week that the Nuggets needed to cut some payroll to in order to fix some needs on its roster.
Wizards are on the way up imo. Monte will help them make another step. He will work well with Beal.
Denver banking on Jamal Murray health seems like a risk IMO, isn't his injury history a big reason that Monte has had the opportunity to shine?
And assuming that Bones Hyland takes that next step.
I always thought they should slide Murray over to the 2 and let Monte run point. Bring Barton off of the bench to be the playmaker with Hyland on the 2nd unit.
Wizards are terrible, Beal is always hurt, and that organization is a mess. Glad for Monte that he keeps getting to play but man I enjoyed watching the Nuggets, going to be tough to want to try and find a Wizards game.
I suppose this saves a little bit of money for the Nuggets, but they are downgrading with both guys. Barton is better than KCP. Morris is significantly better than Smith.
Looks like a bad trade for Denver, but maybe they have a few more moves that will accumulate some additional cap space and it will start to make sense. But on the surface this looks like a bad trade for Denver.
Looks like a bad trade for Denver, but maybe they have a few more moves that will accumulate some additional cap space and it will start to make sense. But on the surface this looks like a bad trade for Denver.
IMHO, not really. The nuggets basically bounced Gary Harris a couple years ago, because Harris was 3% better than Morris (better D, but couldn't shoot) at multiple x of Monte's salary. Morris was already playing a ton then, but that allowed Morris to basically play starters minutes.
Murray tore his ACL in the spring of 2020 and has missed over a year, which is has screwed Denver for the last two playoff runs, right in the middle of Jokic's prime. Murray was pretty durable before the injury and he's still the best player in the league that hasn't been an all-star imho.
Morris was the starter ever since that happened and has been serviceable, but not spectacular. The Nuggets also likely hit a homerun with PG Bones Hyland in last years draft, so this will clear the way for him to play more.
As a Nuggets fan, and ISU alumni, this blows.
I know he might re-sign with the Wizards but believe Beal opted out of his contract.