INSIDE STUFF: Sometimes the best way to get a read on a value of a draft slot is to get a read on what the team directly ahead is thinking. With the Denver Nuggets selecting at No. 13, one spot ahead of the Heat, General Manager Tim Connelly was kind enough to oblige on Denver's Altitude Sports Radio. Asked if the quality of the draft will last to his spot, Connelly said, "I think we'll certainly get a good player if we stay at that position. My guess is there's a first tier of players around eight or nine, depending on the team. And I think after that, I'll think you'll see a bunch of different names." Connelly said he believed it would be difficult to move into those first eight or nine selections, hinting his team could target a defensive-minded big man. Of OG Anunoby, a player who has been linked to both the Heat and Nuggets, Connelly said he expects the Indiana forward to have his name called early on draft night, despite his season-ending knee injury. And if a team is looking into trading into the Heat's area of the draft, the Nuggets might wind up preempting the Heat. "That pick right now is not yet a player. It's an asset," Connelly said. "If we can improve our team by trading that pick for a guy that fills a bunch of needs, by all means we'd do so."