Michael Porter Jr. isn’t the only player that Denver was pleasantly surprised to find on the board when they made their picks on Thursday night. The Nuggets were also thrilled to find they had a shot at Jarred Vanderbilt early in the second round, so much so that they traded up to guarantee his selection. Later in the second round, on their third selection of the night, they found another gift under the tree in Thomas Welsh, the big man out of UCLA.
“You certainly don’t enter the night expecting to make two picks in the second round.