Was Masai Ujiri any good for us?
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:44 pm
Here’s another one: Are we sure Masai Ujiri is that good?
I love the way he thinks. But if you throw away the superb Carmelo trade (really a James Dolan panic trade more than anything), let the record show that he flipped Arron Afflalo (one of 2014’s best bargains) and a probable 2014 lottery pick16 for a one-and-done Iguodala; overpaid Nene and flipped him for the even-more-overpaid McGee; splurged more than $70 million on two small forwards (Wilson Chandler and Gallinari); then fled for Canada. And now, Denver is a lottery team. These are the facts. He kinda sorta maybe left behind a Dumpster fire, right?
http://grantland.com/features/bill-simm ... contracts/
I call out our current regime quite a bit but most of the Nuggets current lineup is Ujiri's doing. Article is a good read, Mcgee is the 13th worst contract, JJ's is the 19th.