When camp opened for the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, many eyes were be glued to Emmanuel Mudiay, and rightly so. The heralded young rookie has captured the imagination of the hoops-starved Front Range.
But the 2015-2016 Denver Nuggets season may also be determined by an eventual backup.
At starting center, the Nuggets have been planning on relying on second-year big man, Jusuf Nurkic, as the team’s primary interior defender.
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The Bosnian center demonstrated a strong skill set, showing that he was willing to bang with the most powerful centers in the league without backing down.