Denver Nuggets: The Best And Wildest Options In Free Agency

What To Do With Gallo?

The 28-year-old Italian born wing is hoping to cash in on a major pay day. Danilo Gallinari has announced his decision to opt out of the final year of his contract, but made it clear that he’d prefer to remain in Denver.

This will force Tim Connelly to make a tough decision and reveal his hand early this summer. Gallinari’s cap hold is $22,575,000—which won’t matter should he sign elsewhere, but will hamper the Nuggets’ ability to chase any stars in the meantime should they retain his rights.

On the other hand, should the Nuggets decide that they are ready to move on, they could renounce his rights—and it would be possible for Denver to clear more than $35 million in cap space.

So Denver will have an immediate decision to make about the type of summer and team that they want to have. The Nuggets should re-sign Gallo and run it back with most of their core intact.

It doesn’t seem likely that Denver will sign any of the top-tier talent available. And why rush when you’re one of the few teams in the league that’s set up well for the future?

Denver should be weary of handcuffing themselves on big names. The Nuggs have multiple young players, whom they’ll want to lock down, that are approaching the end of their rookie contracts.

But should the Nuggets decide to get aggressive and renounce his rights, what type of free agents would they be looking at?