[AmiableBaller34Participant]

We always hear about how certain teams are well run, like the Spurs and Mavs, but it’s very rare to hear someone mention the Nuggets in that category. While I don’t think they’re the power house that those former teams are, I can’t help but look at their moves since 2003 (When they got new owners and changed their colors/logo) and be amazed at how well they’ve been. Just check it out yourself:

• In 2003, they drafted their franchise player, Carmelo Anthony, and made it to the playoffs
• In 2004, they hired George Karl, one of the better coaches in the league at the time
• In 2006, they traded Joe Smith and Andre Miller for Alan Iverson. Maybe not the best move, but it sure was fun to watch. 
• In 2008, they would then trade Iverson for Chauncy Billups, which would finally get them out of the first round.
• In 2009, they traded for the draft rights of the 18th pick, Ty Lawson.
• They would then go on to trade their franchise pg in Billups, and their franchise player Melo to the Knicks, and I think it goes without saying now, that they won that trade.
• In 2012, they would trade an aging NeNe for a younger McGee, while not the best trade, makes sense because they drafted The Manimal.
• That same year they would trade Arron Afflolo for Andre Iguadala, and would go on to win a franchise high 57 games that year. 

Overall I think they have taken a good road to where they are, and with an expected lottery pick in the supposedly star-studded 2014 draft, I can’t help but show my admiration. You need stars to win, but smart trades and good drafts count just as much. 

[he_gets_bucketsParticipant]

Every Nuggets fan must of wept when Masai Ujiri was signed away to Toronto. That man built what the Nuggets are today.

[he_gets_bucketsParticipant]

Every Nuggets fan must of wept when Masai Ujiri was signed away to Toronto. That man built what the Nuggets are today.

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