“Andre Drummond and Jokić are completely different players, but Drummond might be the best that Denver can afford with only veteran-minimum contracts to offer. After reaching the postseason only four times in his 12 NBA seasons and never making it out of the first round, Drummond should be hungry to win and play whatever role the Nuggets need him to,” Swartz wrote.

“Drummond’s rebounding remains elite. If he had played enough minutes to qualify, his rebound rate of 29.3 percent not only would have led the NBA, but it would have topped Jusuf Nurkić by a whopping 6.5 percentage points. The gap between Drummond and Nurkić was roughly the same as Nurkić and Bobby Portis, who finished 25th on the league leaderboard,” he added.

Getting someone like Andre Drummond would certainly help the Denver Nuggets given their lack of center depth, as exposed by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals.

How does Andre Drummond fit in with the Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets have been relying on DeAndre Jordan to be the primary backup for Nikola Jokic this season. However, Jordan will turn 36 next month, so he is already in the twilight of his NBA career.

In contrast, Andre Drummond is relatively in his prime at 30 years old, and he has proven to be a capable backup behind another European big man Nikola Vucevic in the last two seasons.

The four-time NBA rebounding champion averages 8.4 points and 9.0 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game while shooting 55.6 percent from the field this season.

The Denver Nuggets might find it hard to sign Andre Drummond to a veteran’s minimum because they will face stiff competition from a team like the Oklahoma City Thunder, who can offer him a higher payday.