He can be good only second half of the season and that is only if he plays continuously to return to his form. I doubt coach will gamble with that, he will probably see little no minutes in upcoming season. Depends on the injury status of the other players, he will for sure be there as a replacement.
@@LukasP143little did u know da ron could have bullied just like Jokic does don't trip chocolate chip nuggets ain't going no where let me guess u a Lakers fan
@@posivibe989 No he's not. There is a reason he is 1st in missed layups, 2nd in turnovers, 12th missed shots, 30% from 3, and 42% from the field with no ring. How is he a valuable point guard? DEN just a 4th or 6th place in playoffs. They're not going anywhere.
Vlatko Cancar (freak athlete with a solid jumper) Justin Holiday (Good shooter) Trey Alexander(Solid all around player) Jalen Picket (please send him to the g league)
Injuries really sucks. Just imagine if Vlatko Cancar and DaRon Holmes never got injured. Cancar was looking very comfortable playing with the bench before the injury. Holmes provide so much much value as a stretch big who can also protect the rim. The only good that comes out of his injury is that he's only a rookie. And Malone won't be inclined to play a rookie much unless he showed out and clearly beat Zeke, Vlatko, or Saric in the rotation. With Holmes out of the season, the team can focus on the other bench players and spend a bit less time experimenting with the frontcourt lineups. My biggest worries about Cancar and Holmes are the athleticism. Cancar was actually a very good athlete with sneaky athleticism, but after the injury he may not have the same pop or foot speed as he once did. Same goes for Holmes. He may never be the same athletically wise after the Achilles injury. Just hope that both can return healthy and contribute meaningfully to the bench.
Honestly, the Nuggets are still the team to beat in the West (provided that Murray actually plays well in the playoffs). There is a significantly better bench (solving the primary issues past years bench had, being not a good backup PG or C) behind a starting lineup that is a top 5 starting squad in the league. People are overreacting to KCP leaving. Yes, he is an amazing defender and floor spacer who will be missed, but Braun is a better defender than people think, and his 3 pointer has been getting better this past year, and it’s not like we lost a top option. KCP was a luxury, one that the nuggets can live without, especially with significantly improved depth and growth from another floorspacer in Strawther
Excited to see this bench in action, a russ to dario pick and pop with Strawther and holiday in the corners and Pwat running in for offensive boards. They actually might have a good bench with the potential that Pwat and Strawther have shown and the proven veteran leadership of those other 3
Don’t be surprised to see a Russ Murray MPJ AG Jokic lineup. The great thing Russ can do is play the 1,3,4 and depending who’s in the 5. AG can slip out to the 3pt and take the bigger guy with him and Russ goes to the dunker spot opening the lane even more for Jokic. They will definitely use that lineup to see if it works maybe not to start the games.
It's so sad what happened to Holmes man. That bench would've been NUTTY. WB,Strawther,PWatson,Dario and Holmes, but now Dario would be needed to be playing the C new to damn ZEKE NNAJI!. Westbrook and Dario helps the bench at lot. People really don't understand how bad Reggie Jackson was. He was legit the worst player on the whole NBA without Jokic playing with him. This bench is far better than the one we got last season. I'mm really worry about Braun show since he gonna be playing starter 2. The biggest L the nuggets took was that they didn't found a way to get rid of Jalen Pickett,Hunter Tyson and Zeke Bum Nnaji
Russ most valuable asset to Denver is defense he is a legit lockdown iso defender he guards wings n bigs so elite while being great help side defender and perfect in passing lanes he also brings rebounds and play making do not expect elite scoring or 3 point shooting from him
They still need a backcourt dead-eye shooter off the bench, preferably one who can guard smaller guards, a tiny shooter/3&D point guard. Ironically, Bones Hyland would fit perfectly with Westbrook, Watson, and Saric off their bench.
@@LILMCG -- They need a shooter who can guard PGs, not just "a shooter". I said this already, but apparently you're not keeping up/comprehending. Westbrook, at this stage of his career, a utility guy. He's a rebounder, passer, change of pace, hustle guy. He's also a good defender now, too, but he can't defend small, speedy guards anymore. He's better guarding Tatum or LeBron James than Ja Morant or Garland. I like their bench. I just think they lack point guard defense and shooting, so if you want to truly empower your players, the Nuggets would be best served filling those two needs in their rotation with one guy who provides what they lack. Bones Hyland is but a mere prototype (I know he's not returning to Denver). Any small shooting guard who can stroke it and check average NBA point guards will do. With Denver's financial situation, this guy will probably have to come via the vet minimum.
@@jabaritribe-thesolute you do realize… you gave bones Hyland as an example for a fit. He was the single worst defender in the league by every single metric when on the nuggets. Strawther will do just fine and the defensive lapses can be covered up by pwat and CB.
hehe...not mention Air Gordon at all.. think he is not a factor for new ring or nothing to complain about? or nothing to complain about? I would like him to take a bigger part in the shooting, he showed against Wolves that he can easily decide the match and be the leader on the flor to make it easier for Joker!!
I enjoy how you also love the nuggets and Michael if there's room to pass there's room to shoot Porter Jr and that's why this is my favorite UA-cam channel for hoops
I disagree. I feel like it’s just stagnant. I hope you’re right. The nuggets are an exciting team. The depth just isn’t there without time to develop. Russ and Jamal? C’mon. Not a championship, but definitely top 6.
I'd like to preface this doomer post by saying i still very much so believe were a title contender, last season, the only reason we werent minimum in the finals was because three volume 40% 3 point shooters shot in the low 30s on WIDE open 3s. That being said, so much of this off-season depends on how our 2nd and 3rd year players develop. Braun is a really good defender, but his screen navigation is nowhere near as good as KCP's. And sure, offensively, Braun only averaged 3 fewer points than KCP in 11 minutes less, so he should be able to bridge that gap, but he would need to at LEAST double his 3 point volume while maintaining 38% or ideally higher for the offense to flow smoothly and give Jokic and Jamal space to run the two man game. As for our bench, Pickett, Tyson, Zeke and DJ are damn near unplayable even in low leverage games, Holmes is not only a rookie, he's injured for the hear, Vlatko is a solid glue piece, but he’s also coming off an ACL injury as a player who already wasn’t elite. So that leaves us with Pwat, a defensive monster, yes, and someone who I believe will come along offensively, but could take longer to develop on that end, Strawther, a guy with a lot of offensive potential, but again, is a 2nd year player who missed big chunks of his rookie year, and finally Saric, who is decent enough, but anyone who has watched him over the years knows he is NOT a 5, but will be forced to play that position regardless. As far as Russ, i think he will be a big upgrade from Reggie, and hopefully he can make our bench good enough that our main guys make it to the playoffs rested, but Russ is russ and always will be russ, he's volatile. Also, now that i think of it, Trey alexander will be a good backup pg in the coming years, but again, relying on rookies, sophmores, and 3rd year players on a playoff team is NOT ideal
I am a Denver Nugget fan and I have been disgusted by this offseason. How can you possibly say we're having a great off-season. We lost a great starter and received nothing back. Are hopeful backup center from the draft towards Achilles and besides that we went out and got Russell fucking Westbrook. We're not even going to make it in the top four in the Western conference. Look at what all of the teams that were as good as us last year in the west have done and then look at what we have done. Minnesota got better, OKC definitely got better, the Dallas Mavericks definitely got better in Denver decided to not spend any money even though we're right in the middle of the championship window with the best player in the NBA. It's been ridiculous.
@@BasketballHistorian a lot of over reacting right there. KCP averaged 10 PPG in the regular season and 8 PPG in the post season. He literally had one good game in each series and beside that he was trash did you watch the playoffs? Braun will be just as good in that starting spot next to Jokic and he’s younger and more athletic. I would love to make a bet that Nuggs will be top 4 in the west easy. I’m not buying OKC over Denver especially in the playoffs. Jokic and Murray are proven champs and OKC is not
How is your big tree Jamal Murray Michael Porter Jr and Joker what happened to Aaron Gordon Van Gordon can improve his game cuz he's already a beast if you can up his percentage even a little on his open 3 going to be a problem
I do not think Westbrook is an upgrade at all. In fact, what will the locker room dynamics be like? The guy is a distraction who can't shoot. This is a bad move and will only hurt the Nuggets.
Bro capping for no reason 😂😂😂 they got significantly worse especially with they 1st round pick now out for likely all next year . Losing kcp a big loss but i guess they slightly uograded the backup pg spot only thing is shooting now alot worse off the bench . Im not sure if saric even plays playoff minutes. Really denver should move mpj for multiple role players or even just a better #3
Julian and Trey are both high volume 3pt shooters and have been BALLING out in the summer league. They are going to provide ample depth, if their production translates to the regular season.
Saric will give Jokic rest in the playoffs, something he did not have this year cause DAJ was his backup. Cancar is better than Holmes as of right now and hes back from injury all last year. Westbrook is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Reggie. Much better playmaker, much better effort, much better defense. Nuggets needed a ball handler on the 2nd unit and Reggie just dribbled the air out the ball only to brick shots. He was garbage in every other aspect as well. So even if Westbrook is Westbrick, he still has a LOT of redeeming factors when compared to Reggie
@@dontAtMe69420 "Westbrook is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Reggie" --> Clearly you did not watch last playoffs against Mavs where Westbrook was clearly a liability in both sides of the floor. They were daring him to shoot and indeed he shot bricks. No one questions his hustle, but hustle alone doesn't win you games.
@@LeonarRonquillo And I'm sure you didn't actually watch Reggie being a definitive negative in both the regular season and the playoffs, whilst simultaneously being a liability on both sides of the ball. A dude who really brings nothing to the table as an NBA point guard, and cant play in the scheme/system of a contender. Yeah Reggie is a mediocre three-point shooter and he has that over Russ, but Russ brings substantial effort and hustle plays (which is what Denver's been yearning for since the departure of Bruce), Brings rim-pressure as one of the most athletic guards in the league, and great defensive instincts and perimeter defense which is another area Denver could improve after losing their premier defender KCP. Statistically, Reggie Jackson was a negative in literally all situations and he got benched by Mike Malone because he isnt a dependable Point Guard, even off the bench.
The Denver CHOKIC only added BRICKS this offseason 😂😂 If you think WestBRICK is good, you haven’t seen the game LAST PLAYOFFS where he had more techs than points and if you think Dario is helping the team, you haven’t seen him in years 😂😂😂
Dude. I think you should put a background music for the entire of your UA-cam clip. Maybe put it on a loop. As soon as your background music disappeared it sound so empty.
Great off-season.I'm not sure if you're aware that they lost their first round draft pick for the entire year as well as KCP left the team as well, "pro tip" that info is available on youtube!
Why the hell are you talking about the existing stars on the Nuggets in a video about their offseason. Replacing KCP with Westbrook and Saric? lol it’s a garbage off season
Lakers Fan here, this question is for Nuggets Fans but anyone can answer. If this was Russ next season what would you think? Off the bench 10 points, 5 Assists, 6 Rebounds. 4 or less turnovers and plays about 70 plus games.
That would be incredible lol. Our bench has been league worst. We haven’t had anyone to create an offensive identity off the bench. We have needed someone that goes HARD and will jazz our young guys and give them confidence. Russ wants a ring. He’s going to do what’s needed, I can feel it
@@Zemlja_je_ravna Hahahaha, are you for real? Reggie is a better 3 point shooter, otherwise he is much worse. He challenged Wemby on back to back plays and got blocked lol
@@Eastunder im just saying that in my opinion i think our assets that we got were better than what we lost and personally i think that we didnt have a bad offseason
still have no counter to the Wolves? Buddy they went to game 7 and were leading by 20 in the 3rd Q all while Murray was playing injured the entire playoffs, including the Wolves series where he shot FAAARRRRR below his averages at 40/33 splits. If Murray isn't injured Nuggets beat them in 5-6 games.
We gotta try and avoid them in the playoffs. I think we beat every team in the NBA except the wolves. Tim Connelly created that team to beat us. Then OKC gonna be wild
@dontAtMe69420 I somewhat agree about the injury thing. But them blowing up a 20 pt lead in G7 vs the Wolves only proves my point. If having a huge lead in pts and then blowing it up is good then the Lakers would be considered better than the Nuggets considering how many leads they blew up in their losses to the Nuggets.
@sparkinllama9030 Don't compare Reggie Jackson to current Westbrick lol. You're embarrassing Reggie with that comparison. He made his team better while Westbrick makes the team worse. Not to mention he completely becomes trash in the playoffs even for a bench player.
I think that will be an option "if" Braun struggles as a full time starter. Coach Malone is a pretty loyal head coach so Braun will get a very long rope, but it's nice to have the optionality Russ provides. Personally i think Russ is better as an on the ball point guard and 30-32 min starter but that will be up to Coach Malone. Since the players in the reserve unit are usually your least efficient players, i am not a fan of pairing them with a high volume/low efficiency scorer. This typically leads to the reserve unit having a negative net margin. Typically too many empty offensive possessions. I think using staggered minutes, it's Murray who should be starting at SG and first subbed out for rest, so he can come back in and lead the reserve unit as the backup pg. While Jokic and Russ are on the floor, Braun can come in and be the backup SG, probably a better role for him at this point in his young career. In my view Russ should almost always be on the floor with Jokic, Gordon, and MPJ....for efficiency purposes. Piling inefficiency on top of inefficiency doesn't really make a lot of sense. The only way that "can" work, is if that inefficient group, is "elite" defensively.
Vladko Cancar is back this year too. He should improve the bench a LOT and can play with the starters too.
He can be good only second half of the season and that is only if he plays continuously to return to his form. I doubt coach will gamble with that, he will probably see little no minutes in upcoming season. Depends on the injury status of the other players, he will for sure be there as a replacement.
Don’t count on it. He hasn’t shown much potential in my eyes yet
WHO?? 😂
@@ManningOWNsTeboww you right but his offensive game is pretty versatile he can do a little bit of everything offensively and defensively he is ok
I really wish our rookie hadn’t torn his Achilles in the first SL game. Ffs lol
Fax
He wasnt gonna do shit in the playoffs anyway
@@LukasP143little did u know da ron could have bullied just like Jokic does don't trip chocolate chip nuggets ain't going no where let me guess u a Lakers fan
I’m thankful he did 😂😂 CHOKIC
He woulda learned so much from practice w. Jokic ;-;
Strawther would have cracked the playoff rotation last season had he not gotten hurt. Dude was a bucket before injury.
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That actually helped him prepare better.
WHO? 😂😂
@@user-lx5jf4vi2kbro you commenting that on every comment. You just don’t no ball, these guys aren’t even remotely nobodies
@@Jjmoore221121 I have never heard of STRAWTHER bud 😭😭 Just because you like the Denver Chokic doesn’t mean people know who they are 😂😂
As a suns fan Julian strawther is one of my favorite players in the league jump shot is butter
If MPJ could learn how to create his own shot off the dribble the nuggets would be tough.
Braun starting and getting more minutes could be a blessing in disguise.
Saric is very good and smart player! Good job!!!
Other teams don’t realize how dire our bench situation has become that Russ is seen as a clear upgrade
I think RW is a valuable reserve PG
@@posivibe989 No he's not.
There is a reason he is 1st in missed layups, 2nd in turnovers, 12th missed shots, 30% from 3, and 42% from the field with no ring.
How is he a valuable point guard?
DEN just a 4th or 6th place in playoffs. They're not going anywhere.
Not sure what you mean by that. Russ is a veteran who can handle the ball for the 2nd unit and help the younger players.
@@alfasiger4178 delusional!
@@modbyarturo Russ is regular season baller. He will hurt your team in postseason
Imagine having to deal with joker and Murray then bringing in a Westbrook/saric combo (assuming they work out) 😮💨
Russ will gel really well with AG too, imo.
I saw a lot of people talking about Westbrook being a bad thing for Nuggets,but maybe Joker sees something in Russ that other teams didn't see
Two words: DENVER NUGGETS 💪🏽
Two words: DENVER CHOKIC 😂😂
Nuggets bench: Russel Westbrook (backup PG), Peyton Watson (defensive stalwart), Julian Strawther (elite shooter), Saric/Nnaje (backup Big).
Vlatko Cancar (freak athlete with a solid jumper) Justin Holiday (Good shooter) Trey Alexander(Solid all around player) Jalen Picket (please send him to the g league)
Pure BRICKS and NOBODIES 😂😂
Justin Holiday is gone...😢
@@denverzorrozoki9023No he's not
Injuries really sucks. Just imagine if Vlatko Cancar and DaRon Holmes never got injured. Cancar was looking very comfortable playing with the bench before the injury. Holmes provide so much much value as a stretch big who can also protect the rim. The only good that comes out of his injury is that he's only a rookie. And Malone won't be inclined to play a rookie much unless he showed out and clearly beat Zeke, Vlatko, or Saric in the rotation. With Holmes out of the season, the team can focus on the other bench players and spend a bit less time experimenting with the frontcourt lineups. My biggest worries about Cancar and Holmes are the athleticism. Cancar was actually a very good athlete with sneaky athleticism, but after the injury he may not have the same pop or foot speed as he once did. Same goes for Holmes. He may never be the same athletically wise after the Achilles injury. Just hope that both can return healthy and contribute meaningfully to the bench.
Honestly, the Nuggets are still the team to beat in the West (provided that Murray actually plays well in the playoffs). There is a significantly better bench (solving the primary issues past years bench had, being not a good backup PG or C) behind a starting lineup that is a top 5 starting squad in the league. People are overreacting to KCP leaving. Yes, he is an amazing defender and floor spacer who will be missed, but Braun is a better defender than people think, and his 3 pointer has been getting better this past year, and it’s not like we lost a top option. KCP was a luxury, one that the nuggets can live without, especially with significantly improved depth and growth from another floorspacer in Strawther
Sounds like same dumb shit being said when they lost valuable role players last season.
@@kevinmclain4080 the difference is that they didn’t gain anyone last offseason
@@Mad_Mace06 Not anyone that can even remotely replace KCP
@@kevinmclain4080 again, Braun is better than people think, especially defensively
@Mad_Mace06 what does Braun give you offensively?
Excited to see this bench in action, a russ to dario pick and pop with Strawther and holiday in the corners and Pwat running in for offensive boards. They actually might have a good bench with the potential that Pwat and Strawther have shown and the proven veteran leadership of those other 3
Holiday wont be back. Unless there are additional roster moves.
Brodies assist bouta take flight this upcoming season
Russ is a small type of Lebron.
Yeah these two are a bench version of jokic and murray plus Trey Alexander looks amazing
Saric is from Croatia ...he and Joker speaks same language Serbo / Croatian .
Nevermind that . he is best Croatian player with Hezonja for years .
Don’t be surprised to see a Russ Murray MPJ AG Jokic lineup. The great thing Russ can do is play the 1,3,4 and depending who’s in the 5. AG can slip out to the 3pt and take the bigger guy with him and Russ goes to the dunker spot opening the lane even more for Jokic. They will definitely use that lineup to see if it works maybe not to start the games.
That's a serious lineup and I think it could work.
It's so sad what happened to Holmes man. That bench would've been NUTTY. WB,Strawther,PWatson,Dario and Holmes, but now Dario would be needed to be playing the C new to damn ZEKE NNAJI!.
Westbrook and Dario helps the bench at lot. People really don't understand how bad Reggie Jackson was. He was legit the worst player on the whole NBA without Jokic playing with him. This bench is far better than the one we got last season.
I'mm really worry about Braun show since he gonna be playing starter 2.
The biggest L the nuggets took was that they didn't found a way to get rid of Jalen Pickett,Hunter Tyson and Zeke Bum Nnaji
Loonie Walker IV and Fultz would be upgrade on Pickett and Tyson, Zeke and first rounder for Okoro
Russ most valuable asset to Denver is defense he is a legit lockdown iso defender he guards wings n bigs so elite while being great help side defender and perfect in passing lanes he also brings rebounds and play making do not expect elite scoring or 3 point shooting from him
They still need a backcourt dead-eye shooter off the bench, preferably one who can guard smaller guards, a tiny shooter/3&D point guard. Ironically, Bones Hyland would fit perfectly with Westbrook, Watson, and Saric off their bench.
Strawther literally just let the summer league in scoring… 28PPG. Dude is elite from 3. Bones sucks.
@@LILMCG -- They need a shooter who can guard PGs, not just "a shooter".
I said this already, but apparently you're not keeping up/comprehending.
Westbrook, at this stage of his career, a utility guy. He's a rebounder, passer, change of pace, hustle guy. He's also a good defender now, too, but he can't defend small, speedy guards anymore. He's better guarding Tatum or LeBron James than Ja Morant or Garland.
I like their bench. I just think they lack point guard defense and shooting, so if you want to truly empower your players, the Nuggets would be best served filling those two needs in their rotation with one guy who provides what they lack. Bones Hyland is but a mere prototype (I know he's not returning to Denver).
Any small shooting guard who can stroke it and check average NBA point guards will do.
With Denver's financial situation, this guy will probably have to come via the vet minimum.
Bones is not coming back ever…
@@jabaritribe-thesolute you do realize… you gave bones Hyland as an example for a fit. He was the single worst defender in the league by every single metric when on the nuggets.
Strawther will do just fine and the defensive lapses can be covered up by pwat and CB.
@@dumafuji good, he’s cancer
Still 2nd round exit 💯
Hot take: Watson needs to move to backup 3
Strawther needs to cut down on turnovers, but I think he will be a contributor as someone for Westbrook to pass to from his drives.
When porter is hitting them they win, it's on him.
Smart man I think this y they got Russ so mpj can play more with the 2nd unit
I can’t say GEART OFF SEASON a player like KCP hurts any team but I like to see Christian break out this season he should have more minutes
Westbrook shoots like 30ish percent from the corners so for him it’s good.
hehe...not mention Air Gordon at all.. think he is not a factor for new ring or nothing to complain about? or nothing to complain about? I would like him to take a bigger part in the shooting, he showed against Wolves that he can easily decide the match and be the leader on the flor to make it easier for Joker!!
I enjoy how you also love the nuggets and Michael if there's room to pass there's room to shoot Porter Jr and that's why this is my favorite UA-cam channel for hoops
My guy
CHOKIC 😂😂😂
I disagree. I feel like it’s just stagnant. I hope you’re right. The nuggets are an exciting team. The depth just isn’t there without time to develop. Russ and Jamal? C’mon. Not a championship, but definitely top 6.
I'd like to preface this doomer post by saying i still very much so believe were a title contender, last season, the only reason we werent minimum in the finals was because three volume 40% 3 point shooters shot in the low 30s on WIDE open 3s. That being said, so much of this off-season depends on how our 2nd and 3rd year players develop. Braun is a really good defender, but his screen navigation is nowhere near as good as KCP's. And sure, offensively, Braun only averaged 3 fewer points than KCP in 11 minutes less, so he should be able to bridge that gap, but he would need to at LEAST double his 3 point volume while maintaining 38% or ideally higher for the offense to flow smoothly and give Jokic and Jamal space to run the two man game. As for our bench, Pickett, Tyson, Zeke and DJ are damn near unplayable even in low leverage games, Holmes is not only a rookie, he's injured for the hear, Vlatko is a solid glue piece, but he’s also coming off an ACL injury as a player who already wasn’t elite. So that leaves us with Pwat, a defensive monster, yes, and someone who I believe will come along offensively, but could take longer to develop on that end, Strawther, a guy with a lot of offensive potential, but again, is a 2nd year player who missed big chunks of his rookie year, and finally Saric, who is decent enough, but anyone who has watched him over the years knows he is NOT a 5, but will be forced to play that position regardless. As far as Russ, i think he will be a big upgrade from Reggie, and hopefully he can make our bench good enough that our main guys make it to the playoffs rested, but Russ is russ and always will be russ, he's volatile. Also, now that i think of it, Trey alexander will be a good backup pg in the coming years, but again, relying on rookies, sophmores, and 3rd year players on a playoff team is NOT ideal
wait how did the nuggets sign saric if they over the salary cap
Mid-level exception
Mid level exception. We can only sign vet mins now- thus Russ
Westbrook will start in the lineup FYTA😂😂
My dyslexic ahh read the thumbnail sa "FRAUD" instead of "GENIUS", the red color didn't help.
So who is going to take the place of kcp? They need some permiter defender
I am a Denver Nugget fan and I have been disgusted by this offseason. How can you possibly say we're having a great off-season. We lost a great starter and received nothing back. Are hopeful backup center from the draft towards Achilles and besides that we went out and got Russell fucking Westbrook. We're not even going to make it in the top four in the Western conference. Look at what all of the teams that were as good as us last year in the west have done and then look at what we have done. Minnesota got better, OKC definitely got better, the Dallas Mavericks definitely got better in Denver decided to not spend any money even though we're right in the middle of the championship window with the best player in the NBA. It's been ridiculous.
Bro they barely have any money. They have 3 max contracts on one team.
Who were they gonna sign?
@@BasketballHistorian a lot of over reacting right there. KCP averaged 10 PPG in the regular season and 8 PPG in the post season. He literally had one good game in each series and beside that he was trash did you watch the playoffs? Braun will be just as good in that starting spot next to Jokic and he’s younger and more athletic. I would love to make a bet that Nuggs will be top 4 in the west easy. I’m not buying OKC over Denver especially in the playoffs. Jokic and Murray are proven champs and OKC is not
"If this big three plays up to what they are capable of". BIG 3!? Man, sleeping on Aaron Gordon. Its the BIG 4! The disrespect! JK JK.
You have to be absolutely clueless if you think Nuggets had a good offseason.
I wonder if that white dude is going to give Russell Westbrook his number😂😂😂
Ofc unless Russ wanna go back to 4 to show love
They definitely got worse. There is no KCP replacement anywhere on this team.
Joker is doomed in Denver.
How is your big tree Jamal Murray Michael Porter Jr and Joker what happened to Aaron Gordon Van Gordon can improve his game cuz he's already a beast if you can up his percentage even a little on his open 3 going to be a problem
I do not think Westbrook is an upgrade at all. In fact, what will the locker room dynamics be like? The guy is a distraction who can't shoot. This is a bad move and will only hurt the Nuggets.
Go play footies somewhere
Bro capping for no reason 😂😂😂 they got significantly worse especially with they 1st round pick now out for likely all next year . Losing kcp a big loss but i guess they slightly uograded the backup pg spot only thing is shooting now alot worse off the bench . Im not sure if saric even plays playoff minutes. Really denver should move mpj for multiple role players or even just a better #3
Julian and Trey are both high volume 3pt shooters and have been BALLING out in the summer league. They are going to provide ample depth, if their production translates to the regular season.
Saric will give Jokic rest in the playoffs, something he did not have this year cause DAJ was his backup. Cancar is better than Holmes as of right now and hes back from injury all last year. Westbrook is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Reggie. Much better playmaker, much better effort, much better defense. Nuggets needed a ball handler on the 2nd unit and Reggie just dribbled the air out the ball only to brick shots. He was garbage in every other aspect as well. So even if Westbrook is Westbrick, he still has a LOT of redeeming factors when compared to Reggie
@@dontAtMe69420 "Westbrook is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Reggie" --> Clearly you did not watch last playoffs against Mavs where Westbrook was clearly a liability in both sides of the floor. They were daring him to shoot and indeed he shot bricks. No one questions his hustle, but hustle alone doesn't win you games.
@@LeonarRonquillo lol CLEARLY you didn't watch reggie then
@@LeonarRonquillo And I'm sure you didn't actually watch Reggie being a definitive negative in both the regular season and the playoffs, whilst simultaneously being a liability on both sides of the ball. A dude who really brings nothing to the table as an NBA point guard, and cant play in the scheme/system of a contender. Yeah Reggie is a mediocre three-point shooter and he has that over Russ, but Russ brings substantial effort and hustle plays (which is what Denver's been yearning for since the departure of Bruce), Brings rim-pressure as one of the most athletic guards in the league, and great defensive instincts and perimeter defense which is another area Denver could improve after losing their premier defender KCP. Statistically, Reggie Jackson was a negative in literally all situations and he got benched by Mike Malone because he isnt a dependable Point Guard, even off the bench.
They still seem over matched
L take
Once you said Russ should not be a starter
How y’all gonna say him not starting gonna work stop creating narrative
i really don’t believe in russ anymore
Lol ok with westbrick and Dario we’ll see no way you made this video being forreal
What are you talking about bad coaching period
The Denver CHOKIC only added BRICKS this offseason 😂😂 If you think WestBRICK is good, you haven’t seen the game LAST PLAYOFFS where he had more techs than points and if you think Dario is helping the team, you haven’t seen him in years 😂😂😂
Dude. I think you should put a background music for the entire of your UA-cam clip. Maybe put it on a loop. As soon as your background music disappeared it sound so empty.
Great off-season.I'm not sure if you're aware that they lost their first round draft pick for the entire year as well as KCP left the team as well, "pro tip" that info is available on youtube!
Why the hell are you talking about the existing stars on the Nuggets in a video about their offseason. Replacing KCP with Westbrook and Saric? lol it’s a garbage off season
Saricg off thx bench good with Westbrook strawer
Lakers Fan here, this question is for Nuggets Fans but anyone can answer. If this was Russ next season what would you think? Off the bench 10 points, 5 Assists, 6 Rebounds. 4 or less turnovers and plays about 70 plus games.
Depends on the efficiency. If he’s shooting 50/40/80 I’d take that in a heartbeat. 40/30/70 and we’re discussing options.
That would be incredible lol. Our bench has been league worst. We haven’t had anyone to create an offensive identity off the bench. We have needed someone that goes HARD and will jazz our young guys and give them confidence. Russ wants a ring. He’s going to do what’s needed, I can feel it
10 points to 4 turnovers isn’t ideal. I’d be okay with that turnover number with 12-13 a game
Who is better R. Jackson or Russ?
@@Zemlja_je_ravna Hahahaha, are you for real? Reggie is a better 3 point shooter, otherwise he is much worse. He challenged Wemby on back to back plays and got blocked lol
Delusional take, Saric and Westbrook don't make a GREAT off season
You must be joking. You lost KCP and signed some washed up bums.
No they're not
You mean horrible offseason
What the hell are you talking about? They are having a pretty bad offseason holy shit.
Saric>>>>> Reggie Westbrook > KCP as a nuggets fan this offseason is alright and I personally think we are better
@@redactedredacted2998 care to elaborate or just making a statement with no actual argument? Lol
@@Eastunder im just saying that in my opinion i think our assets that we got were better than what we lost and personally i think that we didnt have a bad offseason
Westbrick is gonna turn the Nuggets into a play in team. They have still found no counter to the T Wolves who are only getting better😂
All Westbrook needs to be is better than Reggie Jackson, which isn’t a high bar.
still have no counter to the Wolves? Buddy they went to game 7 and were leading by 20 in the 3rd Q all while Murray was playing injured the entire playoffs, including the Wolves series where he shot FAAARRRRR below his averages at 40/33 splits. If Murray isn't injured Nuggets beat them in 5-6 games.
We gotta try and avoid them in the playoffs. I think we beat every team in the NBA except the wolves. Tim Connelly created that team to beat us. Then OKC gonna be wild
@dontAtMe69420 I somewhat agree about the injury thing. But them blowing up a 20 pt lead in G7 vs the Wolves only proves my point. If having a huge lead in pts and then blowing it up is good then the Lakers would be considered better than the Nuggets considering how many leads they blew up in their losses to the Nuggets.
@sparkinllama9030 Don't compare Reggie Jackson to current Westbrick lol. You're embarrassing Reggie with that comparison. He made his team better while Westbrick makes the team worse. Not to mention he completely becomes trash in the playoffs even for a bench player.
Russ gonna be PG and Murray moving to SG
He's not starting. Braun is going to start at SG.
No
I think that will be an option "if" Braun struggles as a full time starter.
Coach Malone is a pretty loyal head coach so Braun will get a very long rope, but it's nice to have the optionality Russ provides.
Personally i think Russ is better as an on the ball point guard and 30-32 min starter but that will be up to Coach Malone.
Since the players in the reserve unit are usually your least efficient players, i am not a fan of pairing them with a high volume/low efficiency scorer.
This typically leads to the reserve unit having a negative net margin.
Typically too many empty offensive possessions.
I think using staggered minutes, it's Murray who should be starting at SG and first subbed out for rest, so he can come back in and lead the reserve unit as the backup pg.
While Jokic and Russ are on the floor, Braun can come in and be the backup SG, probably a better role for him at this point in his young career.
In my view Russ should almost always be on the floor with Jokic, Gordon, and MPJ....for efficiency purposes.
Piling inefficiency on top of inefficiency doesn't really make a lot of sense. The only way that "can" work, is if that inefficient group, is "elite" defensively.
Dumbest shit I've ever heard 😂
Keep lying to your self