This certainly isn’t how anyone wanted it to happen, but thanks to all the injuries in the Nuggets’ frontcourt, Zeke Nnaji has made his way back into the rotation. Nnaji hasn’t factored into the Denver rotation in years, but on Friday night, he played 23 minutes off the bench and put up 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Nnaji saved his stat line by getting to the line and making 6-6 free throws, but he looks lost and overmatched out there, especially on the defensive end. It should tell you everything you need to know that David Adelman and his staff chose to start and close the game with DaRon Holmes, a rookie recovering from a torn achilles who played his first meaningful minutes in the NBA on Wednesday night.