The trade deadline is over which means it’s buyout season.
Will the Nuggets be active like they were last year when Denver brought in Reggie Jackson and Thomas Bryant?
We’ll see.
The Nuggets don’t currently have a roster spot available. So if they wanted to sign a free agent, they’d have to make a cut. That cut feels like it would most likely be Vlatko Cancar (out for the season but has a valuable team option for next year).
That being said, I would be very surprised if the Nuggets made a move at all. The perfect player would have to become available. But if they do make a change, these five players could be fits.
Wright could be the best available player on the buyout market if he’s able to negotiate his release from the Wizards. He could be a solid fit in Denver too if the Nuggets landed him.
The 6-5 combo guard who can play both backcourt positions is the opposite of Reggie Jackson. He’s a defense-first table-setter who isn’t going to produce a lot of offense by himself. A second unit defensive trio of Wright, Christian Braun, and Peyton Watson would wreak havoc on opposing offenses. Good luck scoring on that threesome.
I don’t think Wright would be an ‘every playoff game’ player for the Nuggets. But he’d be great situationally and give Denver a change of pace when Jackson doesn’t have it going.
