Denver Nuggets Receive: G/F Josh Richardson 

San Antonio Spurs Receive: F/C Jeff Green, G Ish Smith, G Bones Hyland 

Although not every team is held to the same standard, there are a few teams that know they will not be able to make it to the NBA Finals in any given season. 

It is true that some of those teams are simply happy to make the playoffs. Even so, it is still too lofty a goal for other clubs. They need to ask themselves different questions in order to reach their goals. 

As an example, they need to ask themselves whether a player could be a part of a Finals rotation at some point in the future. The teams are focusing on the future. They are the NBA teams built for the future. 

There are some teams that are totally focused on the future at the moment, such as the San Antonio Spurs – in fact, they’re one of the worst teams in the NBA right now. 

NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Bones Hyland, Denver Nuggets & San Antonio Spurs Updates

Should they gamble on the potential of Bones Hyland? He would receive no shortage of opportunities in San Antonio while learning from coach Gregg Popovich.

Let’s look at the rationale for this trade, starting with the Spurs’ perspective.