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Player Grades: Is Vlatko Čančar the right fit for the Nuggets bench?

When the Denver Nuggets drafted Vlatko u010canu010dar with the 49th pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, it was with the expectation that the Slovenian forward may never see a minute of NBA action. Four years later, after two seasons of playing sparingly in the NBA in 2019-20 and 2020-21, it’s clear that u010canu010dar is an NBA-caliber player who can be helpful in the right situation.

The Nuggets have made playoff runs in each of the last three seasons, and the strongest part of their roster has always been their frontcourt rotation. Led by Nikola Jokiu0107 the MVP winner and Paul Millsap the sage veteran, the Nuggets have also featured Michael Porter Jr.