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2016 NBA Trade Deadline Grades For All 30 Teams

By Gerald Bourguet

Nov 30, 2014; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris (11) drives to the basket under pressure from Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris (12) at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2014; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris (11) drives to the basket under pressure from Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris (12) at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 15, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard D.J. Augustin (14) dribbles in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder beats the Minnesota Timberwolves 138-113. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /

Denver Nuggets

The Blake Griffin trade scenarios were exhilarating to think about, but ultimately, the Denver Nuggets opted to keep their young core together and not give up any future assets in a win-now move. As such, their only play of the deadline was to trade Randy Foye to the Oklahoma City Thunder for spare parts.

The Nuggets will take on D.J. Augustin, Steve Novak and two future draft picks in the deal.

According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, those picks will be OKC’s 2016 second-rounder and Charlotte’s 2016 second-rounder. Both Augustin and Novak come off the books this summer, so the deal is really about possibly upgrading from Foye to Augustin and the second round picks.

Augustin is averaging 4.2 points in 15.3 minutes per game while shooting 39.3 percent from three-point range this summer. Novak has only appeared in seven games this season, making five of his nine three-point attempts.

OKC may look like the big winners of this trade, but for a “nothing deal,” netting two first-rounders for Foye is a pretty decent haul. Adding more picks to barter with and further strengthening the youth movement is never a bad idea, and that’s what the Nuggets did for their core of Emmanuel Mudiay, Gary Harris, Nikola Jokic and Jusuf Nurkic with this trade.

Grade: A

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