The injury-riddled Nuggets may choose to tap temporary enforcers to help them win games and stay afloat.
Injuries continue to derail the Denver Nuggets' promising 2025-26 season.
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic
MIN: 34.56
PTS: 29.63 (67.92%)
REB: 12.16
As: 10.97
ST: 1.34
BL: 0.75
TO: 3.5
GM: 32
From the ongoing significant absences of Christian Braun (ankle), Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Cam Johnson (knee), the Nuggets have recently endured another gut-wrenching blow out of Nikola Jokic's looming month-long absence due to knee hyperextension.
As such, the team's entry to the New Year became even more brutal after the recent report that Jonas Valanciunas will also be unavailable for weeks due to a right calf strain.
Simply put, the Nuggets can't catch a break and are poised to embrace a highly challenging January to keep themselves afloat.
But considering their injury-riddled situation, they will still obtain much-needed relief and can add temporary enforcers who can help them.
On X (formerly Twitter), ESPN expert Bobby Marks dropped the significant signing considerations that the Nuggets may utilize to fill their roster holes.
But for their upcoming next matches before the key Jan. 5 date, the Nuggets expect nothing but huge step-ups from Zeke Nnaji and DaRon Holmes II in anchoring their middle.
Everyone can only wait and see what the Nuggets front office will pull, as Jamal Murray and the rest of the group will desperately look to hold the line for Denver to remain atop the standings.
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