One of the biggest obstacles facing the Nuggets in the offseason was determining how to manage minutes when Nikola Jokic takes a rest. This is an issue that has plagued the team for years, and these small stretches when the three-time MVP sits have cost the team countless games.
The front office made multiple moves in the offseason, intending to tackle this problem, and through the first few months of the season, the moves have worked out. But now, as soon as Cam Johnson has gone out of the lineup with an injury, we have seen the non-Jokic minutes become a massive weakness again, almost immediately.