Speaking at Denver’s post-draft press conference last June, Connelly exuded,We were very surprised, and happily so, that Michael continued to fall down the board. We think he has elite tools, certainly a high pedigree guy, a guy that succeeded at every level. From the first moments of the press conference, it was clear that the Nuggets had no intentions of rushing their new rookie back from injury. Team president Josh Kroenke even confirmed outright to The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears that holding out Porter the full year would be a possibility. The questions arising from what will, and what should happen with the Nuggets’ rotations if and when Thomas returns from injury warrant their own (forthcoming) column.

Source: Forbes January 12, 2019 17:15 UTC