No mere fever could keep Will Barton down. A game after Jameer Nelson wanted the young Denver Nuggets to be aware that Barton was playing after having a fever of 105, he netted a career-high with 8 assists and poured in 26 points in a tremendous effort.
The Nuggets got Barton from the Portland Trail Blazers as the throw-in with a first-round pick that turned into Malik Beasley. The Blazers received Arron Afflalo, which did not work out for them, and then to patch the hole they paid Evan Turner $70 million dollars to be significantly worse than Barton.