Nuggets: Trade Watch
As the NBA trade deadline approaches, my stress level rises. Here are the latest rumors:
- Talks between the Nuggets and Kings continue. The Nuggets are interested in Ron Artest and the Kings want Linas Kleiza. Word is that the Nuggets don’t want to give up Kleiza.
- The Nuggets are interested in Mike Miller and Kyle Lowry of the Memphis Grizzlies and possibly Zach Randolph of the New York Knicks.
Trading for Ron Artest (hate!) or Zach Randolph would be stupid. Mike Miller and Kyle Lowry might be good additions to the team, but I think they’d come at too great an expense.
The Nuggets should not, under any circumstances, give up Linas Kleiza. Everybody wants him, which makes sense because he’s awesome, he’s only going to get better, and he’s cheap. These are the same reasons the Nuggets should keep him.
I still say the Nuggets shouldn’t make any trades. I know I’m sentimental and over-attached to the players, but I don’t think that means I’m wrong about this. The level of talent on this team is SICK. They just need to get it together, and I think they can do that.
Update: Linas Kleiza sprained his left ankle in the first half of tonight’s game against the Celtics. It doesn’t look like he’ll be back tonight and there’s no word on whether he’ll miss any future games.
Update: Kleiza is back in the fourth quarter.
