In addition to the Nuggets big three, they have Aaron Gordon, who really started to come into his own on both ends of the floor to close the season last year. There is no doubt the Nuggets could have one of the best starting fives in the entire NBA, but does that mean they are going to mesh right away? Murray missed an entire season and Porter missed most of last season, so growing pains certainly may come between the Nuggets starting five.Īlongside Murray and Porter will of course be back-to-back NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, who is the one driving the success of the Nuggets starting unit. Nuggets - Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic Three Things to Watch Thunder - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Lou Dort, Darius Bazley, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl How to Watch/Listen: Altitude, Altitude Sports Radio 92.5FM Like Murray, Porter has looked good in the videos we’ve seen coming out of training camp and it will be exciting to see him along with Murray back in the starting five. Porter has not seen the floor since November 6th of last season when he suffered a back injury that forced him to miss the remainder of the year. Murray is not the only player set to make his return from injury as Michael Porter Jr. After missing all of last season to recover, Murray feels poised and ready to get back to the player we all saw shine in the Nuggets run to the Western Conference Finals just three years ago. Tonight, we should get our first look at Jamal Murray since suffering an ACL injury back on April 12, 2021. This is the first Nuggets game since Apwhen Denver was eliminated from the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors.įollowing a season full of injury, the Nuggets are finally healthy and ready to push for their first title in franchise history. We made it Nuggets nation! The Denver Nuggets are officially back in action tonight at home opening preseason play in a matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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