Slight Nuggets Edge

Denver gained a modest realized-value advantage. Denver's side was led by 1988 second-round pick (#43-Todd Mitchell), while the principal outgoing value was Nuggets' agreement not to exercise their right of first refusal on free agent Elston Turner. The C-/D+ grades reflect the players and picks that actually materialized, with contract, age, competitive-window fit, and downstream pick conversion treated as context rather than substitutes for realized value.