New Nuggets head coach David Adelman joined the NBATV broadcast of the team’s first summer league game on Thursday night and made some alarming statements about Jonas Valanciunas. He said he sees JV as a “point center” and explained that the team may not need a true point guard running the second unit.
Adelman went on to say that Denver hasn’t had a backup center with a skill set like that of Nikola Jokic since DeMarcus Cousins. He clearly wants the team to stick to the same script whether Jokic is on the floor or not, and that means Valanciunas taking on a major playmaking role.