Dan is joined by Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) from DNVR and the Locked On Nuggets podcast for an in-depth chat about the Denver Nuggets ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their conversation covers Nikola Jokic’s MVP defense, Jamal Murray’s rehab, Michael Porter Jr.’s next step, rookie-year expectations for Bones Hyland, the importance of P.J. Dozier, the value of Aaron Gordon, the secondary frontcourt rotation, lineup possibilities, win-total predictions and so much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
0:30 – Intro 3:06 – Jamal Murray’s absence 4:09 – Point guard rotation without Murray 6:35 – Will Bones Hyland play a meaningful role? 10:55 – Expectations for Michael Porter Jr. 18:50 – Aaron Gordon’s extension/offensive optimization 22:31 – The backup big rotation 24:50 – Impact meter: Vlatko Cancar vs. Zeke Nnaji vs. Bol Bol 26:39 – Nikola Jokic’s MVP defense 29:23 – Denver’s biggest weakness 33:00 – Jokic’s workload 34:19 – Trade candidates 36:08 – Best crunch-time lineup 37:42 – Quirky lineups we want to see 39:40 – Win-total prediction/Place in the West
45:01 – Adam fires up the P.J. Dozier bandwagon