Deep dive notebook on things the Denver Nuggets do well on the offensive end

One of the hard parts about utilizing a unicorn is that there isn’t a blueprint for how such a unique player should be used. There’s never been a Nikola Jokic. His closest comp, Arvydas Sabonis, retired 15 years ago in a league that was drastically different than the one that exists today. As much as there are things that remain true and unchanged about the game over the course of 15 years, there is also a lot of experimentation going on around the league right now and the need to try new things.

The Nuggets have stumbled onto a pretty interesting wrinkle that might actually be worth exploring further in the future: having Jamal Murray screen for Nikola Jokic in pick-and-roll (PnR). It’s…