It’s not fair to expect Jalen Pickett to sashay in and fill Bruce Brown’s shoes from the jump. But if the slipper fits, Cinderella …
“(He) makes everybody around him better,” ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said of the Penn State guard the Nuggets picked up through a trade with the Pacers early in the 2023 NBA Draft’s second round on Thursday night.
The book on Pickett? Body like granite. Two chess moves ahead. Nerves of steel. Six-foot-2 with a 6-9 mindset. Ball-handler in the Marcus Smart mode who can step back or bang, depending on the situation.