Nuggets waive new acquisitions Victor Claver and Thomas Robinson

The Nuggets traded Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee to the Blazers for three players, and they’ve already bought out two of them. After reportedly agreeing to a buyout with Thomas Robinson after the trade deadline, the Nuggets have waived both him and Spanish forward Victor Claver, according to a press release from the team on Sunday:

The Denver Nuggets have waived forwards Victor Claver and Thomas Robinson, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly announced today.

Both Claver and Robinson were acquired along with Will Barton and a lottery-protected 2016 first round draft pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee on February 19, 2015.

It’s doubtful that Claver will draw much interest. He and Robinson were included in the deal as salary filler—the big prize on Denver’s end was the 2016 lottery-protected first-round pick they received from Portland.

Robinson, the fifth overall pick in the 2012 draft, never made much sense for the Nuggets, who already have Kenneth Faried and J.J. Hickson at power forward. He hasn’t lived up to the potential of such a high pick, but he’s still a talented enough young player that he’ll certainly get calls from teams looking for size, and he can bring energy and rebounding.

RealGM’s Shams Charania is reporting that several teams have already reached out to Robinson:

Thomas Robinson has had discussions with the Spurs, Nets, Suns, Heat and Hornets, completing DEN buyout Sunday, league sources tell RealGM.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 22, 2015

It’s been a whirlwind career for Robinson. He was drafted fifth overall by the Kings, then given away for free to Houston at the 2013 deadline as the Maloofs attempted to shed salary. Then, the Blazers traded for him when the Rockets were clearing cap space for Dwight Howard. Now, he’s been traded a third time in less than three full seasons. Hopefully he sticks somewhere.