Denver Nuggets: 5 options for pick No. 49 in 2017 NBA Draft

The Denver Nuggets have two second round picks in the 2017 NBA Draft. These are five options that could still be available at pick No. 49.

The Denver Nuggets will draft inside the top-20 for the sixth time since 2014, but the draft won’t end for them after the 13th pick. Denver has two second round selections, picks no. 49 and 51.

It’s rare to find impactful players this late in the draft. Many casual NBA fans have tuned out by the time the final 20 names are called. But Denver fans know better after seeing their team draft a budding superstar in Nikola Jokic with the 41st overall pick back in 2014.

Denver isn’t the only team to find gold late in the draft. Draymond Green will undoubtedly make an impact in this year’s Finals, and some consider him a dark horse candidate for Finals MVP. But on 34 consecutive occasions in 2012, NBA front offices failed to see the value in the prospect out of Michigan State.

The Spurs are infamous for their ability to identify, draft and optimize the skill set of European prospects. Nothing gets Gregg Popovich excited like a second round Euro, and how can you blame him? He drafted future Hall-of-Famer Manu Ginobili with the 57th overall pick in 1999.

It’s unlikely that any team will have such luck in the second round this year. But Denver has done well in the draft of late, and they’ll get two chances at finding a diamond in the rough this time around.

There appears to be little consensus as to which prospect Denver should select with their first round pick. And as you might expect, the mock drafts vary even more this far down the list.

It’s an arduous task, but after 2014, most Nuggets fans are eager to familiarize themselves with the second round talent, and gain some understanding of whom their squad might select. Let’s run through the list of top options that could still be available.