The Denver Nuggets are reportedly shopping point guard Emmanuel Mudiay. Should the New York Knicks make a move for the promising playmaker?
The Denver Nuggets are in fire sale mode and the New York Knicks could be of the most interested buyers. Denver has a surplus of promising young talent, albeit without a star to pull it all together and—stop me if you’ve heard this before—a detrimental age gap between key players.
As the Knicks prepare to build for the future and the Nuggets search for an identity, a flashback to the 2015 NBA Draft could be the answer for both teams.
Denver has a number of tantalizing trade options, including the aforementioned Wilson Chandler. The most surprising news to emerge from Denver, however, is that second-year point guard Emmanuel Mudiay could be one of the players moved at the deadline.
According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Nuggets are quietly exploring what they may be able to get for a package of Mudiay and multiple draft picks.
"The Nuggets are quietly exploring what they might get for Emmanuel Mudiay and multiple picks, sources say, but they’re in no rush to move Mudiay, and the Suns may not want him when they could simply draft a point guard."
That’s a telling sign that Denver is attempting to make a move for a superstar.
Given the Nuggets’ conceivably high asking price, it stands to reason that Mudiay is an unrealistic target. If the Knicks go through with trading Carmelo Anthony, however, Denver could be introduced as a member of a three-team deal.
If traded, Anthony would likely go to one of three teams: the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers. If New York would rather start over than land a player in their prime, Mudiay could be a part of the package coming back to New York in a three-team deal.
The question is: would Mudiay be a worthy inclusion in a trade that would send Anthony from New York to a contending team?