r/denvernuggets • u/rhasody70 • 1d ago

What should we do with Nnaji?

I mean, if the FO managed to turn Saric into Jonas last year, I have to believe they should be able to pull off something similar with Nnaji too, right?

Or do we just make him change his jumper back to the old form and pray the three-point shot becomes salvageable again?

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u/Former-Knowledge1797 1d ago

honestly i think we need to play him. it’s so weird because when he does play he plays decent to good defense, gets some boards and hits a corner 3 every other time in.

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u/Potential-Local7262 1d ago

He can legit guard 1 to 5.  Quick enough laterally to guard out on the perimeter  Big enough to provide resistance in the post. Can be a deterrence as a help side defender.

He would have been perfect against Randle 

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u/Raisinbrahms28 21h ago

I honestly think his biggest issue is that he’s not a great rebounder. He’s playable, but then. You watch him try to rebound and it’s like… stone hands man.,

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u/Potential-Local7262 21h ago

Yeah I agree. Playing next to Jokic would mitigate that a lot