Probably one of the underrated moves of the summer, but important nonetheless, the Nuggets retained Timofey Mozgov.
The deal with the restricted free-agent is 3 years, $14 million. And with what Mozgov will bring to this team, he’s well worth the contract.
In 2012-13, Mozgov wasn’t much more than your average bench-warmer for the Nuggets. With Koufos starting, thanks to George Karl, and McGee coming off the bench, Mozzy was sentenced to being unused.
But with Koufos traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for Darrell Arthur, the Nuggets needed to retain Mozgov to be the back-up to Javale. With Brian Shaw’s system, you could argue that Mozgov will thrive in more of a natural offensive flow that could shape out his game. Not to mention, I’m thoroughly looking forward to Shaw working with Timofey to bring out his potential. We all know that George was never fond of developing young talent, and let’s not forget that Mozgov is only 27 years old.
It took a little longer than the Nuggets would’ve liked, but they got the deal done and Mozgov will be a Nugget for the next couple years at least. Good move by Denver.
Anthony Rodriguez
Anthony is the Founder, Administrator, Editor and Publisher of Lightning Rod Sports. Originally from California, Anthony has been raised in the Rocky Mountains and Denver area for most of his life. Anthony works with the Emmy-winning student-run T.V. newscast at MSU Denver, The Met Report, as the Assistant General Manager, formerly the Sports Producer, as well as Lead Anchor and Production Assistant. He is currently the Play-by-Play Announcer, Color Commentator, and Production Assistant for the Metro State Broadcast Network, and calls games for Metro State soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball, and softball as a “Voice of the Roadrunners.” In addition to that work with the Metro State Broadcast Network, Anthony also hosts the monthly 30-minute magazine show called "The Roadrunner Review" which airs on Altitude Sports and Entertainment. He hosts the bi-weekly "KMet Sports Show" on KMET Radio at MyMetMedia.com/KMETSportsShow. He is also the Founder, Administrator, Editor, and Columnist for his own Denver Sports website, LightningRodSports.com. Anthony is also part of the Social Media team at Examiner.com, and has worked with the Altitude Radio Network for the Avalanche and Nuggets. Anthony is a former Producer for Mile High Sports Radio, as well as a former Sports-Talk show host on the LightningRod Radio Network.
