rather have lee. why would they trade for lee anyways?
Because they were 26th in the league in 3 point shooting this year and it will likely only get worse with Gallo missing all or most of next season. Courtney Lee is a career 39% 3 point shooter who had a down year. Even with his down year of 34%, he would still rank 3rd on the Nuggets roster. He is also a very good athlete who would fit with their up and down pace and take the spot of the likely departing Brewer.
I like Lee a lot but both him and Koufos are simply solid role players who can start on occasion. Koufos is 24 years old reasonably skilled center and after investing over 40mill in McGee, Koufos does not fit into their future plans. It's more about a good fit for each team rather then me trying to get rid of Lee