Denver's top six is set, David Adelman said at practice, with Marvin Bagley III and Tyus Jones next in line. Beyond that it's open: Bryce Hopkins and Alpha Diallo have had good moments. Spencer Jones is in the rotation "if he's healthy"; Adelman gave no update on his status.
"If they choose to play Chet on Aaron Gordon, I feel like Aaron Gordon can orchestrate the offense," Nuggets coach David Adelman said at practice ahead of the opener at Oklahoma City. That gets Jamal Murray off the ball, which Denver had for only about 30 games last year.
"For whatever reason, teams that were supposedly tanking gave us all kinds of problems. And I really mean it," Nuggets coach David Adelman said at practice. He said it has been a problem for years, he doesn't know why, and the new anti-tanking rules help Denver.
DeMar DeRozan gets the ball for the Nuggets' second unit in dead-ball, tight spots; when play is flowing, it runs through Tyus Jones' pick-and-roll, David Adelman said at practice. DeRozan doesn't want to isolate every possession. The rotation is still unsettled at 9 or 10 men.
"Marvin hasn't played. He's been hurt." David Adelman explained why Marvin Bagley III got an extended fourth-quarter run in Denver's preseason finale. Tyus Jones got one too because "Tyus needed to play more minutes," and Adelman said he was very impressed with that group.
Trevon Brazile has "a chance to be in the rotation," Nuggets coach David Adelman said after the rookie played with Denver's starters in the preseason finale. Adelman wants him seeing the ball better when he runs on offense and not getting caught in switches on defense.