The Denver Nuggets were already without Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun, and Cam Johnson, so the last thing they needed was to lose Nikola Jokiu0107, too. Except that's exactly what happened on Monday, but at least it's not as serious as it looked. Jokiu0107 will be re-evaluated in four weeks, so between now and whenever he returns, David Adelman will have time to tinker with lineups.
Winning the non-Jokiu0107 minutes has never been a priority for Denver, as it's impossible, but the front office did try to lessen the blow by adding depth over the offseason.