His comments may have surprised, even shocked, among the Nuggets. The day after an article in The Ringerwhere particularly frank comments were reported concerning Bones Hyland And Michael Porterthe GM of the franchise, Calvin Booth, regretted the publication of these few sentences.
“ Under no circumstances would I make or approve of these kinds of comments in public. This is not my temperament, neither as a person nor as a leader. And that’s an unfair description of Michael and Bones. It is unfair that these things were published “, says the leader of the Nuggets on ESPN.
Calvin Booth forced to pull out the oars
In question therefore, comments published in an article on the “dynastic” plan of the franchise. In particular, there was talk of his decision to transfer Bones Hyland, last February, in exchange for two small “second rounds” of Draft…
“ I knew that we couldn’t have two players incapable of defending, and that we couldn’t have two young players who thought of themselves first. Mike (Michael Porter Jr.) earns $30 million. He is one of the best NBA shooters. So, Bones, there’s no room for you here », would have launched Calvin Booth.
Obviously, these comments were part of a casual discussion that Calvin Booth did not imagine would be used. At least not directly. “ Mike is clearly a key piece of our program thanks to his personality and his offensive and defensive prowess », tries to catch up with the manager, about the player who is entering the second year (33 million dollars) of his huge contract extension.
We could also add his astonishing comments on Bruce Brown, who was nevertheless essential during the conquest of the title.
“Some teams have upped the ante for Bruce (Brown) but you have to be careful what you wish for. Peyton (Watson) is taller. With more scope. He is more athletic. He defends better. He makes better passes. He doesn’t have the experience and he’s not that good offensively yet, but we need defense more than offense in our team.”
Bones Hyland had a bad time at the end of her adventure
Bones Hyland? “ A great boy who has a bright future ahead of him. A charismatic player in our game » he now assures us. Perhaps a little too much, because beyond his weak defensive investment, the behavior of the former 6th man of the Nuggets had questioned at the time.
A few days before his transfer, the leader got annoyed during a game in Oklahoma City, to the point of leaving the bench in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets then punished him by making him take a commercial flight for the next “road trip”. In addition to this bloodshed, his relationship with Jamal Murray had also been questioned.
The person concerned had the feeling of having been “ put in the closet “. “ I just didn’t like the way it happened. Honestly. I just had the impression of being mistreated more than during my rookie season, even though I had the impression of playing much better than during my rookie season. I felt like I was taken by surprise by all this bullshit », he said last February.
