Nuggets' secret weapon should already have coaching staff rethinking the depth chart

DaRon Holmes, Denver Nuggets | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn ImagesEven the neutral NBA fan acknowledges what a wildly successful offseason the Denver Nuggets have had. And now, headed into the 2025-26 season, it feels like DaRon Holmes II is going to find himself with a big opportunity on his hands to be a major X-factor for this team.

We saw two entire seasons go by where the Nuggets' front office did a subpar job of building a winning roster around Nikola Jokic after this team won a title. That seemed totally inexcusable for so long, but now the narrative has flipped in a hurry.

Denver made one of the most significant moves of the offseason when they were able to flip Michael Porter Jr. for…