Barter Draft: Denver Untung Barter Doug McDermott

round pick) untuk mendapatkan Doug McDermott (No. 11 overall pick) dan Anthony Randolph.

Nuggets melakukan langkah brilian untuk mendapatkan Jusuf Nurkic dan Gary Harris. Setelah berlatih dengan Nurkic maupun Harris, Nuggets hanya bisa mendapatkan salah satu dari mereka. Namun, pintu terbuka lebar ketika Bulls menawari akan mengambilkan Nurkic dan Harris, asalkan Nuggets mengambil dulu McDermott.

Baik Bulls maupun Nuggets saling punya kepentingan. Bulls perlu tenaga McDermott yang akan akan bermain seperti posisi Carlos Boozer. Boozer akan segera dilepas Bulls sebab mereka ingin mengejar Carmelo Anthony dan atau LeBron James.

Sedangkan bagi pelatih Brian Shaw, Nurkic adalah salah satu center Eropa yang komplet baik defense maupun offense. Nurkic dalam masa depan akan memberikan kekuatan bagi Denver. Sedangkan Harris adalah guard yang bisa bermain di posisi 1-2. Harris adalah bintang semasa bermain di Michigan State.

Jusuf Nurkic
Position: Center
Height/Weight: 6-11 (2.12 m)/ 280 (127 kg)
Birthdate: August 23, 1994 (Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Team: Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia)
Strengths: One of the most productive big men in Europe on a per minute basis. Great size. Physical, uses his body. Generates a ton of baskets with his activity. Draws a lot of calls to get to the line. Plays the game with reckless abandon. A special rebounder, particularly on the offensive end. Good hands. Aggressive shot-blocker.

Gary Harris
Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6-4 (1.93 m)/ 210 (95.3 kg)
Birthdate: September 14, 1994 (Fishers, Ind.)
High School: Hamilton Southeastern HS (Fishers, Ind.)
College: Michigan State
Strengths: Strong and physical guard who plays both ends. Versatile offensive game, with the ability to slash and finish as well as shoot with range. Solid athlete and ball-handler.

Doug McDermott
Full Name: Douglas Richard McDermott
Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 6-8 (2.03 m)/ 225 (102.1 kg)
Birthdate: January 3, 1992 (Grand Forks, N.D.)
High School: Ames HS (Ames, Iowa)
College: Creighton
Strengths: Offensive instincts, footwork and fundamentals as a scorer are elite. Superb outside shooter with a quick release. Has a nose for the ball. Knows how to find seams in the defense. High basketball I.Q.