1. Paul Millsap
This is my guy. He’s the best superstar you’ve never heard of, and reports are that the Nuggets already had a deal in place to get him before Al Horford left Atlanta for Boston.
If the Hawks get off to a bumpy start, and with Millsap hitting free agency this offseason, they may be willing to open up discussions again.
And if you’re asking me, this is a move the Nuggets need to make. Not just because I love Paul Millsap and think he would fit in perfectly with the Nuggets, but because the Nuggets need to make a move, pure and simple.
Right now, if Danilo Gallinari opts out of his contract as expected, the Denver Nuggets are set to have over $37 million in cap space next offseason, and they need to make sure they use it wisely — on a star, preferably.
Right now, though, even if the Nuggets exceed all expectations, with the roster they have, they’d be lucky to get any higher than the seventh seed in the West. That’s not convincing any All Stars to move to the Mile High City.
But say the Nuggets bring in a proven star like Millsap, push themselves up towards 50 wins and a top five seed, and things start to change. Maybe an All Star actually looks at Denver and says, “Hey, I can win there.”
Right now, the status quo simply isn’t enough.
