How the Denver Nuggets Made Bad Choices

Why would the Nuggets send off Camby for nothing when they know Martin and Nene will visit the IR as early as their next sudden movement? To save money? They would have dumped Kenyon or Nene to save money this season if they could have, but they couldn't, because no one wants them.

So they sent Camby, the only one that they could. Since joining the Nuggets, Martin has only appeared in 49 percent of his team's games. Nene, in the past four seasons, has appeared in only 41 percent of the games. Making matters worse is the fact these guys might hold the two most untradeable contracts in the league. Right. And that's why they moved Camby.

You don't have to like the fact that the Camby trade was the purest of pure salary dumps. No one does. But you DO have to acknowledge it. Particularly when you're trying to immerse yourself into the Nuggets's logic. Martin is owed roughly $45 million over the next three seasons. Nene is on the hook for four more years and $43 million.

What's going on here? Do the Nuggets actually believe these guys are good enough to play big roles, and that they'll hold up physically? No. They f*cked up. The guy responsible for the first f*ck-up got fired, and the guy responsible for the second is being mandated to tidy it up. The Marcus Camby trade was part of the collateral damage. I feel like I'm repeating this, but it's somewhat integral. Above, you correctly identify Nene and Kenyon Martin as very untradeable contracts.