Nuggets GM Calvin Booth is more interested in doling out credit than taking any.
Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth is more interested in doling out credit than taking any.
He saw firsthand what former team president Tim Connelly did in helping construct the foundation of a championship roster, building the culture from the ground up before his abrupt departure to Minnesota last summer. Even a version of the Kentavious Caldwell-Pope trade, which Booth ultimately executed shortly after assuming the job, was under consideration before Connelly left Denver.
Yes, a pick-swap included in the 2011 Anthony blockbuster yielded the No. 7 pick in the 2016 draft, which eventually became Murray. The Kentucky product was significantly higher on Denver’s draft board than seven, and Connelly’s front office considered itself lucky he was still sitting there.Ironically, Anthony officially retired Monday. Hours later, the Nuggets secured their first Western Conference crown with a series-clinching sweep of the Lakers.
“He really started to help me out and mentor me as far as the scouting aspect of it,” said Booth, who accompanied Connelly on a handful of pre-draft scouting events even as a player. When Booth retired after the 2008-09 season, it was Connelly, then in New Orleans, who helped Booth land his first pro scouting job with the Pelicans.
, he teamed up with Connelly yet again. Together, they planted the seeds of a championship contender.
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