Fansided · Nov 20, 2016
Denver Nuggets: Malone Excuses Nikola Jokic’s Poor Start
The Denver Nuggets, who were suppose to have the NBA’s next superstar big man in Nikola Jokic, have seen him struggle through the team’s first twelve.
After a huge Olympics for Serbian Nikola Jokic, he earned the starting center spot, but after quick experimentation, it was quickly changed to power forward. With the first several games starting a “Jurkic” lineup, Malone quickly switched it up.
His switch up sent Jokic to the bench where he has continued to struggled. I recently wrote this regarding Jokic’s shift to the bench: