Nuggets Roll Out Another Bizarre Starting Lineup Featuring Bryce Hopkins
Underdog NBA reported the lineup alert on X.
The are officially treating their fifth starting spot like a local radio station giveaway.
According to Underdog NBA, Denver is rolling out a Monday starting five of , Christian Braun, Bryce Hopkins, Aaron Gordon, and against the .
For anyone trying to handicap Denver's rotation this season, this is pure psychological warfare. You have four established NBA champions and a two-way forward who sounds like he should be taking your drink order at a premium steakhouse.
The core four are doing their usual heavy lifting to keep the ship afloat. Murray is pouring in 24.0 points a night, while Jokic is casually averaging 11.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists. Braun has also stepped up to grab 7.0 boards per game.
But the coaching staff keeps spinning a giant wheel to decide who gets to stand in the corner while Jokic runs the offense. This is a nightmare for prop bettors and fantasy managers. Just when you think you have a read on the wing rotation, a random two-way guy gets tapped to log 25 minutes of cardio.
Denver is sitting at 1-1 after surviving a 141-135 shootout against the New Orleans Pelicans over the weekend. They clearly have the offensive firepower to outscore people, but plugging a fringe roster guy into the starting unit against the Warriors is certainly a choice.
We will see if the Hopkins experiment lasts longer than the opening tip. If it fails, expect the to pull another random name out of a hat before they travel to New Orleans for a rematch on Wednesday.