In the Denver Nuggets preseason opener on Sunday night, the first player off the bench was veteran DeMar DeRozan. That’s the plan heading into the 2026-27 regular season, and it will be up to David Adelman and the Nuggets to figure out how best to augment DeRozan’s scoring and playmaking skillset on the wing. Ryan Blackburn discusses the move and other rotation notes on the newest installment of Late Night Nuggets.
LNN: DeMar DeRozan will be the Nuggets 6th Man. Can Nuggets build the right formula around him? https://t.co/fdTNH9QNEu
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