Denver Nuggets champion breaks silence on leaving team

The Denver Nuggets lost an incredibly significant portion of their roster when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope left the team for the Orlando Magic in free agency.

Caldwell-Pope was asked about leaving his championship teammates during his first press conference with the Orlando Magic and revealed it was a difficult decision.

“It took me a while to think about it,” Caldwell-Pope said. “To make my decision to leave or not. I felt like I was waiting to see if they were going to come back with an offer or offer me something. My first priority is my family, making sure we get along at all times.”

Caldwell-Pope appeared to have a moment of sadness as he described his thoughts about leaving the Denver Nuggets. Almost immediately after talking about them, he discussed his arrival with the Orlando Magic.

“But to be a part of this organization, they wanted me as much as I wanted to be a part of this team,” Caldwell-Pope said. “That made it easier to sign, too.”

With Caldwell-Pope on the roster, the Denver Nuggets had the best starting five in the league. While the team expects Christian Braun to be Caldwell-Pope’s likely replacement in the starting lineup, it’s hard to replace a three-point defensive specialist like KCP.

The Denver Nuggets will miss Kentavious Caldwell-Pope dearly next season, just as they missed Bruce Brown and Jeff Green last season.

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