Nuggets ready to wheel and deal as NBA draft approaches

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    Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly said the organization is in a good place just four days from as important an NBA draft as the team has had in a long time.

    "It's the time of year when all of our focus should be on the draft and potential trades around the draft," Connelly said.

    The Nuggets have made some of those trade calls, and they have received others.

    The biggest trade speculation continues to swirl around last season's starting point guard, Ty Lawson. But the reality is there are no untouchable players on the roster if the deal offered is one the Nuggets feel they can't refuse.

    "The variables come when you get one phone call and the best-laid plans go out of the window," Connelly said. "But we're pretty active and aggressive. We've got a lot of calls out there and a lot of scenarios in play. I can't say for certain that where we stand today is where we're going to stand on draft night."

    The Nuggets have the seventh and 57th picks in the draft Thursday night.

    "We want to be aggressive," Connelly said. "We're looking at any and all scenarios, and we've already proactively made a lot of those calls. We'll see what we can do to make it interesting and hopefully give Coach the best team possible."

    - See more at: http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_28352616/nuggets-ready-wheel-and-deal-nba-draft-approaches
     

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