Everyone has been hyping up the Nuggets’ offseason moves, and rightfully so, but maybe we should pump the brakes just a little bit. The bench was so porous last season that bringing in some proven NBA players has felt like assembling an all-star cast. In reality, it may be folly to expect too much from Tim Hardaway Jr., Bruce Brown, and Jonas Valanciunas at this point.
Nuggets fans know Brown well and remember him fondly from his role in helping win the 2023 championship. But since leaving Denver, Brown hasn’t done much, mostly wasting away injured or on the bench for bad teams.