The most valuable thing sitting on the Nuggets bench during the playoffs was the first aid kit.
Until that changes, neither will anything on Nikola Jokic’s spring travel itinerary.
Another Memorial Day in Sombor. Another June with no parade. Another year closer to the end of the greatest career in Nuggets history.
So, to the next Denver general manager, especially if that’s interim Ben Tenzer, we humbly beseech three things.
First: Be heartened by the pluck and guile the Nuggets showed against the Thunder three weeks ago.
Second: Do not be fooled or charmed by it.