Very strange to see the leaders in the Western Conference make this large of a trade, but what the heck, it's only a game
Nuggets trade:
George Johnson
Xavier McDaniel
Kareem Cunningham
Warriors trade:
Don Collins
Bennett Fuqua
Warriors cut Blake Monroe for the needed roster spot...
Nuggets accept.
Easiest deal I have ever made. I proposed it to him, he accepted. Very nice dealing with the Warriors.
Why for us? Why mess with a team that is 30-6? Well, I cant help but feel they are vastly overachieving first off. Secondly, I am sorely lacking some interior rebounding consistency, and Fuqua brings that.
I just hope that the defensive downgrade from George to Collins doesnt kill me. I am hoping the better offense makes up for that. I know Xavier's real pot, and he is likely to stay around the same type of player for his whole career. While good, it doesnt help me win now as much as Collins does. Fuqua is a big upgrade to Kareem, who is a waste of space after his TC decline.