NBA Trade Deadline: Nuggets lower asking price for Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler

The Denver Nuggets (25-31) are shopping Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler ahead of Thursday's NBA Trade Deadline, and don't want too much back for the veteran forwards, per reports. Nuggets are seeking a lottery-protected first round pick and swap rights on a second pick for either player.

While Gallinari is an unrestricted free agent over the summer, Chandler has two full seasons left on the four-year, US$46 million (AU$59 million) contract he signed with Denver ahead of the 2015-16 season. The team that acquires Chandler would be assured of his services untl the end of the 2018-19 season. However, the team that trades for Gallinari would be gambling away assets since the Italian could pursue free agency in July.

NBA Trade Deadline: Thunder, Clippers trying to upgrade 3 spot

According to ESPN's Zach Lowe, the Nuggets are confident about returning to the playoffs for the first time since the 2013-14 season despite trading either Gallinari or Chandler. "The Nuggets, for their part, are seeking a lottery-protected first-round pick and swap rights on another pick for Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler, sources say. They want that No. 8 spot in the West, but they think they can get it even if they surrender one of those guys," Lowe wrote on his NBA Trade Deadline report Monday.

On Sunday, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reported that the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder have emerged as possible suitors for Chandler. Both teams miss could use an upgrade at the 3 spot. During his NBA Trade Deadline preview, Wojnarowski revealed that the Thunder are particularly interested in trading for either Rudy Gay or Chandler. “Oklahoma City had been very much in pursuit of (Sacramento Kings') Rudy Gay before his season-ending injury. They’d love to get a four-man, a versatile forward, as would the Clippers. Both teams think that kind of player maybe gets them over the hump in a first-round series.”

Wilson Chandler, a ninth-year veteran, is in the middle of his career-best NBA season, averaging a tally of 15.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists. Chandler, along with Houston Rockets' Eric Gordon and Los Angeles Lakers' Lou Williams, is the frontrunner to win the Sixth Man of the Year award. Stay tuned for the latest news and updates surrounding Thursday's NBA Trade Deadline. Would the Clippers pull off a Danilo Gallinari trade or Wilson Chandler trade?