The best day for Nuggets head coach Michael Malone to swap out DeAndre Jordan for Zeke Nnaji in his team’s big-man rotation was yesterday. The next best day is today.
So sayeth the hoops heads inside the Grading the Week offices, who have but one rule when it comes to NBA big men: Thou shalt not give up consecutive offensive rebounds to Boston Celtics backup guard Payton Pritchard.
Michael Malone — C+
This dance has gone on long enough, coach.
If that wasn’t clear after the 6-foot-11 Jordan allowed the 6-1 Pritchard to snatch two offensive boards away from him within 10 seconds of last Friday’s loss in Boston, then it should have been after Nnaji was one of the most effective Nuggets on the court Wednesday night against the Knicks.