Hardwood Knocks, Episode 518: 2021-22 Denver Nuggets Lookahead
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
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