There is no harm without comparison. Is the Nuggets interim general manager s operating level much better than his ex?

According to previous news, the Denver Nuggets completed a deal with the Brooklyn Nets, and the Nuggets sent out Michael Porter Jr. and the 2032 Nuggets' unprotected first-round pick, and exchanged them for Cameron Johnson from the Nets. Subsequently, NBA salary expert Yossi Gozlan updated his social media account and commented on the Nuggets' operations: this deal helped the Nuggets save $40 million, helped them avoid luxury taxes, and helped them free up the middle-class special salary of $14.1 million, freed up the $16.8 million special salary space, reducing the team's total salary to below the first tycoon line, and there are more possibilities for subsequent operations.

In the NBA regular season this season, Porter Jr. made a total of 77 appearances in 82 games, averaging 33.7 minutes per game, averaging 18.2 points, 7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks, and 1.4 turnovers and 2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 50.4%, a three-point shooting percentage of 39.5%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 76.8%. In the playoffs, Porter Jr. made a total of 14 appearances, averaging 31.1 minutes per game, with averaging 9.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 0.9 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. His shooting percentage was 39.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 34.3%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 71.4%. In the NBA regular season this season, Johnson played 57 games in 82 games, averaging 31.6 minutes per game, averaging 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.7 turnovers and 1.8 fouls, shooting percentage of 47.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 39%, and free throw shooting percentage of 89.3%.

Considering Porter Jr.'s performance at the disaster level during the playoffs, coupled with his salary of $38.33 million and $40.81 million in the next two seasons, the moment is definitely the lowest value for his transaction. In this case, the Nuggets will need to pay for future assets. In order to maintain the team's competitiveness, the Nuggets' ideal operation is to send Porter away to get a better contract. Johnson will earn $20.54 million and $22.5 million in the next two years, and he has proved his worth on the playoffs and even the Finals stage. What's more, the Nuggets gave away the first round pick in 2032, and they have plenty of time to rebuild the lineup.

I believe that through comparison, you can also see that the Nuggets' interim general manager Ben Tenzer is indeed several levels better than his predecessor Calvin Booth in terms of operational capabilities. By only giving away one first-round pick, the Nuggets completed multiple tasks at once without a significant decline in competitiveness, which suddenly eliminated the team's previous salary crisis, which was completely a good move to rejuvenate. On the other hand, the Nuggets were really delayed by Booth. If it weren't for Booth's series of tricky operations, the Nuggets wouldn't have fallen into such a big passive situation in the previous two seasons.