January has been a tough month for the Denver Nuggets, who have had to navigate several injuries to key rotation players. Gary Harris, Jamal Murray, Paul Millsap and Mason Plumlee have all missed significant time this month due to injury. And yet, the Nuggets have gone 9-5 as a result of timely contributions from the second unit and MVP-caliber play from Nikola Jokiu0107.
Without further ado, let’s dive into the nominees for January’s Nugget of the Month:
Nikola Jokiu0107
As usual, the Serbian big man continued to lead the way for Denver in January, increasing his contributions when the team needed him most.