This one’s tough, because the Denver Nuggets don’t really have any young prospects to attach to their No. 26 pick (unless they can maybe work out a sign-and-trade with Peyton Watson).
And though it’s a ways down the board, there’s a chance that selection could give the Nuggets some of the length and athleticism they desperately need in a Western Conference with the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.
But this postseason (and really, every one since they won the title in 2023) has exposed Denver’s lack of physicality, explosiveness, and again, athleticism, to a degree that standing pat almost seems untenable.
If that 26th pick is needed to sweeten a deal that would bring someone who’ll play with more force, the Nuggets should probably part with it.