PF Donatas Montiejunas, Restricted Free Agent
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Age: 25 years old
Size: 7 foot, 222 pounds
Last Season’s Stats: 6.2 points; 2.9 rebounds; 1.1 assists per game
Percentages: 43.9% from the field; 28.1% from three-point; 64.2 % from the free throw line
For a team looking to sign the versatile power forward, the biggest question is who do you think Donatas Motiejunas is? Is he the player of the 2014-15 season that scored 12 points per game and shot nearly 37 percent from beyond the arc? Or is he the six points per game and 25 percent three-point shooter we’ve seen through the rest of his career? He took a massive step two seasons ago, but with his injury-ridden season of 2015-16, who is Motiejunas really?
If the Nuggets are looking into signing him, they see him as the playmaking power forward who brings more offensive versatility than almost anyone else at the position. Montijunas brings the ability to handle the ball, pass with creativity, shoot from beyond the arc and rebound the ball. That is a potent mixture, and when adding that type of skill-set with Nikola Jokic and Emmanuel Mudiay, you have potential for a supremely efficient offense.
Montiejunas will not help the Nuggets defensively, and he still is a big question when it comes to his long-term health. Being restricted usually means he will be harder to obtain, but with the Houston Rockets gearing up to bring in players with a larger impact, Montiejunas may be had at a decent price. The Nuggets will have to decide which Donatas Montiejunas they will be getting before offering him a contract.
