Nuggets Today | Denver Nuggets Daily Podcast
Oct 24, 2026 · 16 min · 12 segments
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You look at the numbers, Nuggets had 22 turnovers and 17 assists per Denver sports, which is only the fourth time since 2018-2019 they've had more turnovers than assists.
They shot eight for 30 from the three-point line in the first half, and Jamal Murray, combined, or Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic combined for five, combined to shoot five for 22, and the offense had nobody else to turn to.
Now you look at the backup point guard, Tyus Jones, five pass during the preseason, averaged 5.6 assists in 14.6 minutes, but with about one turnover a game, he scored 2.2 points on 38.5% shooting per Nuglov, and that's a guy who keeps an offense organized but doesn't really create anything on its own except for being able to dish the ball out.
Milwaukee averaged 17.4 points a game, 7.4 assists in 33.2 minutes over 38 games.
And according to Jake Fisher, as Nuglove reported, Denver had interest in him before he was waived.
Obviously, Denver is still in that second apron and pushing him or signing him to the vet minimum would push them to a $5.6 million over the apron at roughly $16.5 million in tax penalties.
And Denver will probably keep its 15th roster spot open until later in the season, and that's their reporting on no gloves, so you go ahead and check that, read their articles.
I take a lot of my information from them whenever they post it, but I also obviously get my information on my own.
I don't just copy other people's information, but I think Kevin Porter Jr. would be a good answer.
He would just be a creator for the Denver Nuggets, and that's what they need right now.
The other side is he's a volume player, and Denver has DeMar DeRozan in that role already, and he turns it over, and again, the price is real.
But if the question is whether Denver's current backup plan is good enough, the answer is, I think, already proven by Game 1.
No, it is not, and that's without Julian Strother, who can be a contributor for the Denver Nuggets, but it's too tough to sit here and tell until Game 17 when he's back.
You look at the numbers, Nuggets had 22 turnovers and 17 assists per Denver sports, which is only the fourth time since 2018-2019 they've had more turnovers than assists.
They shot eight for 30 from the three-point line in the first half, and Jamal Murray, combined, or Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic combined for five, combined to shoot five for 22, and the offense had nobody else to turn to.
Now you look at the backup point guard, Tyus Jones, five pass during the preseason, averaged 5.6 assists in 14.6 minutes, but with about one turnover a game, he scored 2.2 points on 38.5% shooting per Nuglov, and that's a guy who keeps an offense organized but doesn't really create anything on its own except for being able to dish the ball out.
Milwaukee averaged 17.4 points a game, 7.4 assists in 33.2 minutes over 38 games.
And according to Jake Fisher, as Nuglove reported, Denver had interest in him before he was waived.
Obviously, Denver is still in that second apron and pushing him or signing him to the vet minimum would push them to a $5.6 million over the apron at roughly $16.5 million in tax penalties.
And Denver will probably keep its 15th roster spot open until later in the season, and that's their reporting on no gloves, so you go ahead and check that, read their articles.
I take a lot of my information from them whenever they post it, but I also obviously get my information on my own.
I don't just copy other people's information, but I think Kevin Porter Jr. would be a good answer.
He would just be a creator for the Denver Nuggets, and that's what they need right now.
The other side is he's a volume player, and Denver has DeMar DeRozan in that role already, and he turns it over, and again, the price is real.
But if the question is whether Denver's current backup plan is good enough, the answer is, I think, already proven by Game 1.
No, it is not, and that's without Julian Strother, who can be a contributor for the Denver Nuggets, but it's too tough to sit here and tell until Game 17 when he's back.
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