Rudy Gobert cannot be traded this year since he signed an extension after August 6th.

Nuggets do not have available cap space nor suitable TPE to use to sign Gobert.

This trade would result in the Nuggets crossing the tax apron of ($138.9M) while hardcapped. Therefore this trade is not possible. Remove $17.1M of incoming value to remain below the hard cap.

Hard Cap Reasons

Used more than taxpayer portion ($5,718,000.00) of their mid-level exception to sign JayMychal Green ($7,199,760), Bol Bol ($2,058,240).. Used their bi-annual exception to sign Facundo Campazzo.

Nuggets are unable to complete this trade. Since they are now a taxpaying team after this trade, they are only able to take back 125% of the salary they are sending out, plus $100,000.

Nuggets can only take back $100K in salary based on the amount they are sending out.

Cut $27.4M from the Nuggets incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Nuggets.