BREAKING: Denver’s Biggest Draft-Day What-If Could’ve Changed the NBA Forever
On the night of the 2017 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets made a move that seemed minor at the time but now lives on as one of the franchise’s greatest “what-if” moments. With the 13th overall pick, Denver selected Donovan Mitchell — the explosive guard out of Louisville. Minutes later, he was gone. The Nuggets traded Mitchell’s rights to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Trey Lyles and the rights to Tyler Lydon. The rest, as they say, is history — just not Denver’s. THE BIG WHAT-IF: A CORE BUILT TO DOMINATE Now imagine this: a core of Jamal Murray,...
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