Would Philly dump Iggy for cap relief?

They’ve said they don’t want him or essentially anyone not on a rookie contract.

so why get rid of Melo, when you can get Melo a sidekick in Iggy and keep both of them!

Iggy is locked up for a few more years at 10-12 mil per year. Denver is thinking is Iggy really the player we want to give that money too and build around? Is he the go-to-guy? Personally Iggy would be a very good second or third option to a team. I don’t know if he could produce under the “go-to-guy” anymore than he is right now in Philly. I just don’t think Iggy is an option for Denver. I think he’s a good player and like him, I just don’t think he’s going to Denver.

Iggy can actually step in and potentially fill Melo’s role and fit in the rest of our pieces. But, will we have the rest of those pieces after this year? No, likely not in any scenario. That means we get half a season to see if it makes us a great team but we’re stuck paying Iggy tens of millions three years down the line when who knows what our team will look like. Great player just bad timing all around.

I am naturally skeptical when it comes to the Nugs and a life without Melo, so my brain immediately says full rebuild – young versatile players at every position and incredibly flexible and active in terms of trades, drafts, and free agent signings.

However, GN and Garrett and some others bring up the idea of Melo leaving and the remaining talent here remaining a playoff team. More I think about ti I actually think I could see it happen. What’s our biggest problem? It’s depth and not talent. If you get 2 or 3 contributing players back for Melo (not stars, not great players… contributors) then we still make a successful season and run to the playoffs – I’m coming around to that possibility. Especially, because Kenyon might be able to turned into something more useful by the deadline if Melo is already gone by then and the process has started. Then, we will be alot younger and possibly have bypassed the need to go through years of betting big on the draft, making a ton of trades and suffering deep in the dregs of the lottery. Won’t be easy – but I could actually see it happening IF you get the right players for Melo who fit this team. We are a flawed team yes – but we also have a lot more here than just Melo