When asked if being labeled a “salary dump” serves as motivation, Kenneth Faried made it clear that he believes he’s still the same player he was a few years back ... despite a heavy drop off last season.
“Hey, I never stopped being the player I am,” said Faried at his media introduction Tuesday. “There’s no ‘were.’ I am who I am. Like I said, the Nuggets wanted to go in a different direction. Brooklyn decided to ‘Hey, let’s pick up a still-able, still-capable player who can go out there and produce and lead a team and do the things he’s done from before.