Nuggets trade offense for defense. Turning Jamal Murray into Dejounte Murray. Turning MPJ into Cam Johnson. And gaining depth while creating a ton of cap space, getting well under the first apron. Setting themselves up in a way better position this free agency.

The nets acquire Zion. Bruce brown also heads back to Brooklyn. And they pick up 2 young prospects with high ceilings in Watson and Holmes. If Peyton develops a consistent 3 he would be one of the top 3 and D guys in the league in a few years. Hes already the best defender on a championship contending roster in Denver. Holmes is a 6’10 PF who’s a sniper at the 3 point line. While being an elite rim protector and decent perimeter defender. He won DPOY in his division in college his last season there and Denver traded 3 second round draft picks just to move up a few spots to grab him. Definitely has tons of potential.

New Orleans finally moves off Zion and gets players who are ready to play now and win now. Adding Murray and MPJ adds championship pedigree to their roster. And Strawther has a very high offensive ceilings, as the pelicans may have already seen when Julian goes into New Orleans and has lit them up previously. They add the offense needed to put around their 3 and D guys in Herb and Murphy. With Missi in at center their defense is ready to go and New Orleans can finally play basketball rather than waiting around. They also get 3 very valuable first round picks if all else fails in the future. Murray and MPJ are both still young. 28 and 26 years old. Those two can still fit a young teams timeline like the Pels.