I HONESTLY FEEL LIKE THE NUGGEST ARE IN LIMBO. I DON'T THINK THEY CAN COMPETE AGAINST THE THUNDER OR SPURS, THEY ARE AN OLDER TEAM THAT LACKS DEPTH. WITH THIS TRADE, THE COMPLETELY RESHAPE THE DYNAMIC OF THEIR FUTURE. THEY REMAIN COMPETITIVE YOU HAVE EMBIID, LAURI, WIGGINS, THEY CAN RESIGN WATSON. YOU GET A REBUILDING PIECE IN CODY WILLIAMS, BENCH PLAYER IN LEVERT. THE KICKER IS YOU GET THE SECOND AND THIRTEENTH OVERALL PICK. I'M USING THESE PICKS TO REBUILD THE BACKCOURT. I'M TAKING DARYN PETERSON AND LABARON PHILON. YOU PAIR THIS WITH THE CURRENT FRONTCOURT, KEEP IN MIND YOU HAVE CODY WILLIAMS AND PEYTON WATSON WHO ARE 23-UNDER, THIS TEAM COULD LEGITIMATELY BE A PLAYOFF TEAM FOR THE NEXT 8 YEARS. KEEP IN MIND THE NUGGETS GET THREE ADDITIONAL FIRSTS ON TOP OF THIS, WHICH THE COULD USE TO ACQUIRE ANOTHER SOLID PLAYER, WHETHER THAT BE TREY MURPHY OR SOME OTHER PLAYER, THEY COULD EVEN PACKAGE SOME OF THESE PICKS AND MARKANNEN TO GO AFTER GIANNIS OR SOMETHING. THIS TRADE GIVES THEM A MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE AND EXCITING FUTURE. THEY CAN STILL COMPETE RELATIVELY, WHILE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.