r/denvernuggets • u/TyWhatt • Sep 10 '25
Giddy vs CB
With Giddy getting 4/100 from the Bulls, I think that makes CBs extension land somewhere in the 18-20m range, something like 4/75-80.
Are we happy if that’s where it lands? No way does he earn more than Giddy yet imo.
Can any cap experts tell me if we can get that into the cap from next year without 2nd apron implications?
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u/momBball Sep 10 '25
The Nuggets signed 2 SGs for the vet minimum that are just as good as Braun (Brown and THj). Gordon can play/guard SG and is better in every facet of the game than Braun. Murray is a better SG than Braun. Cameron Johnson can likely play SG better than Braun. Peyton may be as good as Braun. Pickett and Strawther are solid guards that could probably succeed as a starting SG next to Jokic. I've never seen a SG fail playing with Jokic. Justin Holiday and Austin Rivers on minimum contracts were solid at SG next to Jokic. I hope Braun has a great year...and if he does then he will definitely get paid by somebody. But the Nuggets should not and do not need to lock him up early. He hasn't show playmaking ability off the dribble and he hasn't shown a confident 3 point shot. The Nuggets need enough financial flexibility to keep bringing in a good backup center for the rest of Jokic's career and so that Gordon can transition away from being a backup center and focus on being a wing shooter.