To call the Nuggets’ bench unit a work in progress would be putting it mildly – and kindly.
Four games into the season, their average of 24 points per game ranks 29th in the NBA. The five-man lineup of Facu Campazzo, P.J. Dozier, Austin Rivers, JaMychal Green and Jeff Green has been outscored by 32 points in 29 minutes.
It’s touch-and-go every time the Nuggets’ starters hand over a lead.
In Tuesday’s loss to Utah, Denver’s reserves were outscored 42-13. It’s an unsustainable recipe for a team that consider its depth to be one of its greatest strengths.