The Nuggets Finally Have a Real Starting Lineup Again
Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Murray, Braun, Johnson, Gordon, Jokic on Saturday.
After weeks of treating their injury report like a CVS receipt, the are finally putting a real basketball team on the floor.
According to Underdog NBA, is officially starting , , , , and on Saturday.
For anyone trying to build a daily fantasy roster or bet a simple player prop, this is the equivalent of waking up from a fever dream. You no longer have to guess which two-way contract guy is going to accidentally play 34 minutes and ruin your slip.
The fact that this specific group is upright at the same time is a minor medical triumph. has been dragging around a right hamstring strain, and has been dealing with a left ankle sprain that temporarily turned the wing rotation into a nightly guessing game.
When the actual starters play, the math gets very simple. is currently torching people for over 25 points and five assists a night, while Braun is chipping in 11 points and seven boards when his ankle actually works.
Giving his actual supporting cast instead of a rotating group of understudies is objectively terrifying for the rest of the league. It turns the MVP from a guy having to do everything into a guy who just gets to pick you apart for fun.
The Nuggets take this fully armed lineup into Saturday night against the . Assuming nobody trips on a stray basketball during warmups, is about to remind the Western Conference exactly what their ceiling looks like.