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NBA Trade Deadline: The trade each team must make

By Michael Dunlap

May 15, 2013; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Reggie Jackson (15) and center Kendrick Perkins (5) watch the game against the Memphis Grizzlies from the bench during the second half of game five of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Grizzlies defeated the Thunder 88-84. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
May 15, 2013; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Reggie Jackson (15) and center Kendrick Perkins (5) watch the game against the Memphis Grizzlies from the bench during the second half of game five of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Grizzlies defeated the Thunder 88-84. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 26, 2014; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Spencer Dinwiddie (8) during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Los Angeles won 104-98. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2014; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Spencer Dinwiddie (8) during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Los Angeles won 104-98. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

Nugg Love (Denver Nuggets)

Nuggets Get: Spencer Dinwiddie, Luigi Datome
Pistons Get: Jameer Nelson

The Denver Nuggets are on the verge of blowing up the current iteration of their roster and starting the long, hard journey of rebuilding. General Manager Tim Connelly and Head Coach Brian Shaw put the team on notice a couple of weeks ago, saying if the team didn’t give them a compelling reason to keep the band together, changes would be made.

The Nuggets continue to struggle, so it looks like Connelly will have no choice but to start dismantling this roster. If the franchise is indeed looking to build from the ground up, it’s likely they will look to acquire young, inexpensive players or players with expiring contracts. If that’s the case, the Detroit Pistons might be an ideal trade partner.

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With point guard Brandon Jennings lost for the season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, the Pistons are in need of help at the PG position. The Nuggets recently acquired Jameer Nelson in a trade with the Celtics, but rumors already are swirling that he could be available on the trade market. Nelson is attractive to Detroit because he has a player option at the end of this season. If he ends up being a solid fit in Detroit, there’s a chance the team could get him to agree to back up Jennings (or start, if Jennings’s rehab takes longer than expected) next season. If not, Nelson could walk and the Pistons wouldn’t be out much.

On the Nuggets end, they could receive two players in return: rookie point guard Spencer Dinwiddie and 27-year old Luigi Datome. Dinwiddie attended the University of Colorado and would be welcomed with open arms in Denver. He’s owed $700K this year and is scheduled to make less than $1 million each of the next two seasons. He has struggled with some injuries, but the Nuggets would have some flexibility with the cheap contract, whether they decide to keep him on the roster or make him part of an additional move. Datome doesn’t offer the Nuggets much in the way of production, but his $1.75 million contract expires at the end of this season, leaving the Nuggets with the option of re-signing him for cheap or letting him walk and opening a roster spot for future maneuvering.

If the Pistons want immediate help at the PG position, Nelson would be an immediate upgrade. And if the Nuggets are going to strip the current roster and start the fire sale, they could do worse than bringing Dinwiddie back to Denver in hopes of scoring a little positive PR with the local fan base.

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