The Denver Nuggets are often hesitant to rely too heavily on their bench because of how much trust and dependency there is on the starting five. For the last four seasons, the Nuggets have played a high number of minutes on whoever their starters are, often focused around Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon.
This season, it might be time to expand the bench playing time just a bit. Ryan Blackburn explains on the newest installment of Late Night Nuggets.
LNN: It’s time for David Adelman and the Nuggets to extend their bench for the first time in a long time. pic.twitter.com/xKE3WVvtho
— Ryan Blackburn (@NBABlackburn) September 17, 2026