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Kiszla vs. Singer: Why are the Nuggets treating Michael Porter Jr. like a garbage-time player?

Kiz: OK, now I’m ticked. And confused. The Nuggets insist Michael Porter Jr is a rising star. But coach Michael Malone can’t find consistent minutes in the playing rotation for him? During his final 10 games of January, when Denver finally gave Porter a fair chance to play, the young forward responded with 14.7 points and 9.0 rebounds in a tick under 25 minutes per game. And by the way, the Nuggets won eight of those 10 games. But Porter turned an ankle, and now Malone hands Porter the end seat on the bench formerly reserved for Juancho Hernangomez?