{"id":12703,"date":"2018-02-08T14:06:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T19:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=12703"},"modified":"2018-02-08T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T19:30:00","slug":"nuggets-trade-emmanuel-mudiay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2018\/02\/08\/nuggets-trade-emmanuel-mudiay\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver Nuggets Trade Emmanuel Mudiay to New York in Three-Team Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/denver-nuggets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> have traded point guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mudiaem01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmanuel Mudiay<\/a><\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> 21, to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/new-york-knicks\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Knicks<\/a> in a three-team deal. The Knicks will send forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcderdo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doug McDermott<\/a><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/dallas-mavericks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a>, as Dallas sends guard\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harride01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Harris<\/a><\/strong> to Denver.\u00a0<strong>Adrian Wojnarowski<\/strong>\u00a0of ESPN broke the news:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Denver is trading Emmanuel Mudiay to New York, league sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/961676997775773696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Denver, New York and Dallas agreed on a three-way deal, league sources tell ESPN. Mudiay to Knicks; Devin Harris to Denver and Doug McDermott to Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/961677356556607488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Knicks and Nuggets will also swap future second-round picks, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/961680214936948739\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">per Wojnarowski<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 27px;\">Denver Nuggets Trade Emmanuel Mudiay to New York in Three-Team Deal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mudiay is in the middle of his\u00a0rookie deal; the Nuggets exercised their option on him for this season and the next. His contract is worth approximately $7.5 million total over the next two years. The Nuggets selected Mudiay seventh overall in the 2015 NBA Draft. Although drafted that high, his play and development have been underwhelming thus far.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0third-year\u00a0pro has struggled to find his specialty and it seems that the Nuggets lost faith in him, as Mudiay did not start a single game for them this season. However, Mudiay&#8217;s shooting percentages are the highest so far in his career. At such a young age, he has plenty of time and potential to develop into a highly rated star for the Knicks. With the right coach and veterans to learn from, Mudiay could make exponential leaps as a player in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Mudiay is currently averaging 17.9 minutes per game and just recently been moved back into Denver&#8217;s rotation. He missed a few games with the &#8220;Did Not Play\u00a0\u2013 Coach&#8217;s Decision&#8221; designation. His size and length will help the Knicks on the defensive end as well as boost their bench depth as the backup to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/ntilila01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank Ntilikina<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For the Nuggets, this trade allows them to get rid of Mudiay before they have to make a decision on whether to re-sign him. They acquire Harris, a veteran presence who could help with Denver&#8217;s playoff push.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas, on the other hand, gets younger, adding a shooting specialist in McDermott who still has room to develop. The Mavs, who have the worst record in the Western Conference, had no use for the 34-year-old Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"QxkrZDh3TpZMNe_ihRD7QQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/630628184\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QxkrZDh3TpZMNe_ihRD7QQ',sig:'TyGBWRiGcxq9lnsc21-ugnuM6aTTQjpCCTWyGUnTLLM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'630628184',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Denver Nuggets trade Emmanuel Mudiay. 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