The Nuggets are interested in a Bruce Brown reunion, but there’s a catch

When is it Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Championship. Bruce Brown he was a big part of that title run. He ended up using that playoff run to earn a bigger contract with the Indiana Pacers. Since his departure, the Nuggets have been unable to replicate his bench production. And now, like NBA trade deadline It’s getting close, Nuggets they are reportedly interested in a reunion with Bruce Brown, according to NBA insider Jake Fisher.

But it would have to be after the NBA trade deadline for the Nuggets to potentially reunite with Bruce Brown. Brown’s contract is expiring and the Toronto Raptors reportedly want to move him before the deadline.

If the Raptors can’t find a buyer for Brown via trade, he could become a candidate to hit the buyout market. The Nuggets could look to bring Brown back in free agency. But it wouldn’t be so dry for them. The Nuggets would have to make a trade themselves to be taxed as the first team.

Fisher reports that the buyout market would be the Nuggets’ best option to improve their roster, but that they would have to weigh the pros and cons of a trade to sign a player like Brown.

Bruce Brown’s impact this season

There’s no doubt the Nuggets would benefit from having Brown back on the roster. They’ve been looking for consistent depth ever since, though it is Looks like the Nuggets have found something in Russell Westbrook in recent weeks.

After the Nuggets’ 2023 championship. Brown signed a two-year deal with the Pacers in free agency. The Pacers traded him that same season until the 2024 NBA trade deadline trade that brought Pascal Siakam from the Raptors.

Brown missed most of this season with a knee injury, but has since returned to the Raptors lineup.

Brown has appeared in nine games so far for the Raptors this season, logging just over 18 minutes per game. He averaged 7.2 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 43.3 percent from the field, 31.3 percent from the three-point line and 72.7 percent from the free throw line.

During Brown’s playoff run with the Nuggets, he averaged 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals on 51.1 percent shooting from the field, 31.6 percent from the line for three points and 85.7 percent shooting from the free throw line. .

David Iapkowitz is a basketball reporter for ClutchPoints, covering men’s and women’s NBA, WNBA and NCAA basketball news. The Los Angeles native has op-eds with Basketball Insiders, SB Nation and The Next Hoops.