Bol Bol Likes Tweet Saying Denver Should Trade Him

[Lockdown504090]

Raps need a center

Nuggets desperately need a scorer off the bench and backup center, which should tell you all you need to know about Bol.

Ya this is the thing to me. It would be one thing if Plumlee was still there. Smart veteran big as the backup for Jokic. If that was the case then I can see the argument that the Nuggets should trade him because he won’t ever get the chance because of the logjam at the 5.

But that’s not the case. There was no legit backup big on the roster last year. They had to go get McGee late in the season just to add some depth. This year it’s basically a 35 year old Jeff Green playing backup 5.

I’m sure Malone would love it if he had a capable scoring big that can come in off the bench when Jokic sits. When looking at NBA rosters you can make the argument that Denver is one of the teams that could use the idea of Bol Bol the most.

if you are 7'3 athletic, can shoot, and cant crack a rotation, thats either something personal that malone has against him, which is entirely possible, or the guy just hasnt worked hard enough.

[Duke4life831]

Nuggets desperately need a scorer off the bench and backup center, which should tell you all you need to know about Bol.

Ya this is the thing to me. It would be one thing if Plumlee was still there. Smart veteran big as the backup for Jokic. If that was the case then I can see the argument that the Nuggets should trade him because he won’t ever get the chance because of the logjam at the 5.

But that’s not the case. There was no legit backup big on the roster last year. They had to go get McGee late in the season just to add some depth. This year it’s basically a 35 year old Jeff Green playing backup 5.

I’m sure Malone would love it if he had a capable scoring big that can come in off the bench when Jokic sits. When looking at NBA rosters you can make the argument that Denver is one of the teams that could use the idea of Bol Bol the most.

if you are 7'3 athletic, can shoot, and cant crack a rotation, thats either something personal that malone has against him, which is entirely possible, or the guy just hasnt worked hard enough.

The 7’3 and athletic part kind of gets exaggerated. His feet especially on defense do not move well. In high school and his short stint in college, him defensively in space was very very hard to watch. So the combination of slower plodding feet and horrible defensive awareness is pretty much as bad of a combination as you can ask for from a big.

Coming into the draft there were 2 huge red flags with Bol. His defensive potential seemed very limited (because of the reasons I stated above) and big time personality red flags. Was never the most popular guy on any of his teams (to put it nicely) and motor/work ethic red flags.

There is a reason a guy his size who can shoot like he can fell as far down the draft as he did. It’s not like Malone doesn’t have a track record or playing low drafted players. Morris, Barton, PJ, Jokic are all 2nd round picks or undrafted and Malone has no issue playing them. So I think all signs point to Bol Bol’s lack of work ethic and most likely still isn’t playable because of how bad his defense is.

[Synciere]

I've only seen him for a little bit but he definitely has NBA tools. If he's lost on the court, that seems to be a coaching issue. I like his game, and would love for the Knicks to take a flyer on him.

Considering the Nuggets have a very long track record of developing their draft picks into solid rotation players, I would say it's definitely a Bol issue.

Fair point. But it's not one size fits all. Sometimes a different environment or choice is what's needed.

[Lockdown504090]

Ya this is the thing to me. It would be one thing if Plumlee was still there. Smart veteran big as the backup for Jokic. If that was the case then I can see the argument that the Nuggets should trade him because he won’t ever get the chance because of the logjam at the 5.

But that’s not the case. There was no legit backup big on the roster last year. They had to go get McGee late in the season just to add some depth. This year it’s basically a 35 year old Jeff Green playing backup 5.

I’m sure Malone would love it if he had a capable scoring big that can come in off the bench when Jokic sits. When looking at NBA rosters you can make the argument that Denver is one of the teams that could use the idea of Bol Bol the most.

if you are 7'3 athletic, can shoot, and cant crack a rotation, thats either something personal that malone has against him, which is entirely possible, or the guy just hasnt worked hard enough.

The 7’3 and athletic part kind of gets exaggerated. His feet especially on defense do not move well. In high school and his short stint in college, him defensively in space was very very hard to watch. So the combination of slower plodding feet and horrible defensive awareness is pretty much as bad of a combination as you can ask for from a big.

Coming into the draft there were 2 huge red flags with Bol. His defensive potential seemed very limited (because of the reasons I stated above) and big time personality red flags. Was never the most popular guy on any of his teams (to put it nicely) and motor/work ethic red flags.

There is a reason a guy his size who can shoot like he can fell as far down the draft as he did. It’s not like Malone doesn’t have a track record or playing low drafted players. Morris, Barton, PJ, Jokic are all 2nd round picks or undrafted and Malone has no issue playing them. So I think all signs point to Bol Bol’s lack of work ethic and most likely still isn’t playable because of how bad his defense is.

true, its likely work ethic than, not even just the defense. KAT been just as bad, but he worked himself into being a star. Bol wasnt too far off talent wise if you compare 19 year old KAT to Bol, he could have been some lesser version of that if he really wanted to be. he will be a blast to watch in China, oh well.

[MarcusBrody]

if you are 7'3 athletic, can shoot, and cant crack a rotation, thats either something personal that malone has against him, which is entirely possible, or the guy just hasnt worked hard enough.

The 7’3 and athletic part kind of gets exaggerated. His feet especially on defense do not move well. In high school and his short stint in college, him defensively in space was very very hard to watch. So the combination of slower plodding feet and horrible defensive awareness is pretty much as bad of a combination as you can ask for from a big.

Coming into the draft there were 2 huge red flags with Bol. His defensive potential seemed very limited (because of the reasons I stated above) and big time personality red flags. Was never the most popular guy on any of his teams (to put it nicely) and motor/work ethic red flags.

There is a reason a guy his size who can shoot like he can fell as far down the draft as he did. It’s not like Malone doesn’t have a track record or playing low drafted players. Morris, Barton, PJ, Jokic are all 2nd round picks or undrafted and Malone has no issue playing them. So I think all signs point to Bol Bol’s lack of work ethic and most likely still isn’t playable because of how bad his defense is.

true, its likely work ethic than, not even just the defense. KAT been just as bad, but he worked himself into being a star. Bol wasnt too far off talent wise if you compare 19 year old KAT to Bol, he could have been some lesser version of that if he really wanted to be. he will be a blast to watch in China, oh well.

Bol's work ethic has never drawn raves. But even his on court effort is often lacking. When he finally gets minutes, he just wants to chuck jumpers. I love the Nuggets so I hoped he would become another of their mid-draft success stories, but he just doesn't seem to play hard even when he gets to play and I can see how that's unforgiveable to a coach.

[DreamTeam09]

Well as a raptor fan I'd love to take a flyer on him. I'd throw a future 1st at them, not next years but 2023 sure.

[meekrab]

Nuggets should trade him to the Bulls for that guy that's a prospect from montenegro. Dude prob speaks same language as Jokic. Prob what Bol.is worth honestly outside of a protected 2nd.

Two guys who aren't playing for their current team getting traded for each other... to end up not playing for the next team.

[BigShaq34]

trade him to the Cavs, I hear that they lack bigs

[Pelon chingon]

At the end of the day coaches dont take things personally if they think giving a guy burn will help them win. Reminds me of Bagley situation.

[NyKnicks1714]

Murray & Bol for Kyrie

Denver already has an antivaxxer, what's one more? Kyrie is an upgrade over Murray, especially since he's not playing. Nets are happy and good enough to wait for Murray's return, and get Bol who might be valuable to their rotation.

[ItsDanger]

He's a pylon on defense. Hard to fix heavy feet.

[h4rrison]

Nuggets desperately need a scorer off the bench and backup center, which should tell you all you need to know about Bol.

Ya this is the thing to me. It would be one thing if Plumlee was still there. Smart veteran big as the backup for Jokic. If that was the case then I can see the argument that the Nuggets should trade him because he won’t ever get the chance because of the logjam at the 5.

But that’s not the case. There was no legit backup big on the roster last year. They had to go get McGee late in the season just to add some depth. This year it’s basically a 35 year old Jeff Green playing backup 5.

I’m sure Malone would love it if he had a capable scoring big that can come in off the bench when Jokic sits. When looking at NBA rosters you can make the argument that Denver is one of the teams that could use the idea of Bol Bol the most.

if you are 7'3 athletic, can shoot, and cant crack a rotation, thats either something personal that malone has against him, which is entirely possible, or the guy just hasnt worked hard enough.

He's one-dimensional and plays NO DEFENSE. Just hangs around perimeter to shoot. Still too skinny to bang down low with true bigs.. Raps can take a fly on him.

[Lockdown504090]

Ya this is the thing to me. It would be one thing if Plumlee was still there. Smart veteran big as the backup for Jokic. If that was the case then I can see the argument that the Nuggets should trade him because he won’t ever get the chance because of the logjam at the 5.

But that’s not the case. There was no legit backup big on the roster last year. They had to go get McGee late in the season just to add some depth. This year it’s basically a 35 year old Jeff Green playing backup 5.

I’m sure Malone would love it if he had a capable scoring big that can come in off the bench when Jokic sits. When looking at NBA rosters you can make the argument that Denver is one of the teams that could use the idea of Bol Bol the most.

if you are 7'3 athletic, can shoot, and cant crack a rotation, thats either something personal that malone has against him, which is entirely possible, or the guy just hasnt worked hard enough.

He's one-dimensional and plays NO DEFENSE. Just hangs around perimeter to shoot. Still too skinny to bang down low with true bigs.. Raps can take a fly on him.

see thats insane to me. he should have put on 15 pounds of muscle at least and got better movment by now. To me, him not getting better at those two areas you mention are the same thing as a player coming into camp fat every year, and even worse than ben simmons not learning how to shoot.

[ConSarnit]

if you are 7'3 athletic, can shoot, and cant crack a rotation, thats either something personal that malone has against him, which is entirely possible, or the guy just hasnt worked hard enough.

He's one-dimensional and plays NO DEFENSE. Just hangs around perimeter to shoot. Still too skinny to bang down low with true bigs.. Raps can take a fly on him.

see thats insane to me. he should have put on 15 pounds of muscle at least and got better movment by now. To me, him not getting better at those two areas you mention are the same thing as a player coming into camp fat every year, and even worse than ben simmons not learning how to shoot.

His body type is terrible. I contend he’ll never be an NBA level player because there is no physical upside. He’s the definition of skinny fat. I can’t think of another successful player with his body type (at least in past 25 years). Skinny wirey guys like Giannis and Durant may have been underweight but you could see they were ripped coming into the league and had potential to gain muscle. Fat guys like Kevin Love can lose weight. Bol doesn’t fit into either of those categories. He’ll never put on much muscle and if he got ripped he’d weigh 190. This doesn’t even account for the fact that he has a terrible feel for the game.

[BostonCouchGM]

can't blame him. Malone clearly either doesn't like him or doesn't value him. Either way, he's way too talented to be wasted sitting on the bench. So much of NBA success for anyone taken outside the lottery comes down to luck. You have to hope there isn't a scrub veteran making huge dollars blocking. You have to hope the coach likes you. You have to hope agents of other players don't have pull to get their guys playing time over you. There's probably an extensive list of guys who could have been great NBA players but just could never get the opportunity because of politics.

[BostonCouchGM]

Can’t play defense and does things on social media that causes a distraction for his team. Ya I’m sure other teams around the league are fighting over to get a big like that.

Bol Bol has no one to blame but himself. He was drafted into an ideal scenario for a project like himself. No pressure at all and a great chance to earn minutes as Jokic’s backup since Denver hasn’t had a good backup for him since Plumlee left.

I’ll trust the coach that sees him everyday and even though he needs good minutes at the backup 5 spot, he still chooses other players.

sure, trust the fraudulent coach that limited Jerami Grant and MPJ and has consistently gotten outoached in the playoffs. Makes sense. lol what has Malone done to earn anyone's trust?

[Duke4life831]

Can’t play defense and does things on social media that causes a distraction for his team. Ya I’m sure other teams around the league are fighting over to get a big like that.

Bol Bol has no one to blame but himself. He was drafted into an ideal scenario for a project like himself. No pressure at all and a great chance to earn minutes as Jokic’s backup since Denver hasn’t had a good backup for him since Plumlee left.

I’ll trust the coach that sees him everyday and even though he needs good minutes at the backup 5 spot, he still chooses other players.

sure, trust the fraudulent coach that limited Jerami Grant and MPJ and has consistently gotten outoached in the playoffs. Makes sense. lol what has Malone done to earn anyone's trust?

They limited Jerami Grant? He put Grant into his best possible role. Grant’s role in Detroit is horrible for Detroit. You don’t want Grant being your #1 or #2 scoring option.

Limited MPJ? MPJ was a full time starter last year and averaged 19ppg. For a guy that doesn’t play defense and can’t create shots for himself, I don’t get how thats limiting him.

[Lalouie]

so not only do you not have to be good, you can be a below average bench player to have the nutz to ask for a trade

[Richard Miller]

Kyrie is an upgrade over Murray

Nah

[leo7]

Denver could have let him develop in the g league for 3 years instead of letting him rot on the bench. I hope they trade him to OKC or some other young team.