Dan is joined by Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) from DNVR and the Locked On Nuggets podcast for an in-depth chat about the Denver Nuggets ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their conversation covers Nikola Jokic's MVP defense, Jamal Murray's rehab, Michael Porter Jr.'s next step, rookie-year expectations for Bones Hyland, the importance of P.J. Dozier, the value of Aaron Gordon, the secondary frontcourt rotation, lineup possibilities, win-total predictions and so much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:30 - Intro 🔘 3:06 - Jamal Murray's absence 🔘 4:09 - Point guard rotation without Murray 🔘 6:35 - Will Bones Hyland play a meaningful role? 🔘 10:55 - Expectations for Michael Porter Jr. 🔘 18:50 - Aaron Gordon's extension/offensive optimization 🔘 22:31 - The backup big rotation 🔘 24:50 - Impact meter: Vlatko Cancar vs. Zeke Nnaji vs. Bol Bol 🔘 26:39 - Nikola Jokic's MVP defense 🔘 29:23 - Denver's biggest weakness 🔘 33:00 - Jokic's workload 🔘 34:19 - Trade candidates 🔘 36:08 - Best crunch-time lineup 🔘 37:42 - Quirky lineups we want to see 🔘 39:40 - Win-total prediction/Place in the West 🔘 45:01 - Adam fires up the P.J. Dozier bandwagon Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices