Built Ford Tough Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 I know he has only been at the helm for 2 years, but where do you think he ranks among the best gm's in the league? I honestly can't think of a single bad move he has made since leaving Toronto to become Denver's gm. Here is a recap of his moves since taking over the Nuggets. Traded Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Renaldo Balkman, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and a 2nd round pick for Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Timofey Mozgov, Raymond Felton, Kosta Koufos, a 1st round pick, 2 2nd round picks and the rights to swap 2016 1sts with New York Signed George Karl to a contract extension Traded Raymond Felton for Andre Miller and a 2nd round pick Drafted Kenneth Faried, Evan Fournier and Quincy Miller (jury is still out on Fournier, but I like him based on scouting reports I've read and Miller's potential in the 2nd round is a fantastic pickup) Traded a 2016 2nd for Corey Brewer and Rudy Fernandez Re-signed Arron Afflalo to a 5 year, $43M extension Re-signed Danilo Gallinari to a 4 year, $42M extension Traded Nene for Javale McGee Re-signed Wilson Chandler to a 5 year, $37M extension (I think, at least) Re-signed Javale McGee to a 4 year, $44M extension Traded Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington and the lower for the 2014 1sts for Andre Iguodala So looking at this list how many of these moves can you say were bad or poor decisions? The only ones I can think of would be maybe Afflalo's contract, but he flipped him for Iggy so that is moot. Maybe the McGee extension will prove to be bad but the gamble is worth taking over paying Nene more than that. I honestly think he hasn't made a poor move since taking over. I know he doesn't have an extensive track record given he has only been on the job for two years, but where do you think he ranks among the best gm's in the league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 If Denver gets to a conference finals in the next 3 seasons we'll know more since these are all fairly recent moves. That being said, the guy has absolutely fleeced the Knicks and Philly/Orlando. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Ujiri >>>>> DTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 They've made some really good moves over the past few years, I agree. But, they still are not a contender IMO. They may be a 50 win team, but can they win a championship with this roster? I say no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 I think he overpaid McGee, but that isn't really a big deal considering just about every GM seems to overpay sometimes. So far hes done really good. Denver has one of the deepest teams in the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJFromTheDMV Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Lol, I remember people saying he can't be trusted because he's Nigerian. I hope he does well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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