NEW ORLEANS – Denver’s All-Star-less drought should come to an end Thursday night.
That’s when All-Star reserves will be announced, and Nikola Jokic will in all likelihood become the first Nuggets player since Carmelo Anthony in 2011 to earn a spot on the star-studded roster.
If Jokic doesn’t make the team despite flirting with a triple-double on most nights, Nuggets coach Michael Malone joked there should be an investigation.
But that shouldn’t be necessary as everyone from San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich to Clippers coach Doc Rivers to Miami’s Erik Spoelstra have sung Jokic’s praises this season.