The Nuggets aced the offseason even with an “incomplete” grade.

That’s how good their roster moves were, according to most of us in the business of making such evaluations prematurely . After trading Michael Porter Jr. for Cam Johnson , turning Dario Saric’s contract into Jonas Valanciunas , reuniting with Bruce Brown and signing Tim Hardaway Jr., Denver has been widely labeled one of the biggest winners of the NBA summer, in stark contrast with last year.

And that’s despite not filling all 15 roster spots.

Executive vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer has said he feels no pressure to fill the final spot before training camp at the beginning of October. It might even benefit the Nuggets to wait until the trade deadline, when they can react to roster deficienci

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