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Locked On Nuggets - Daily Podcast On The Denver Nuggets

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4.8709 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Adam Mares and Matt Moore talk about the Giannis Antetokounmpo injury, and how the Nuggets have to build a plan for load management next season, especially for Nikola Jokic. Adam wants to see the team go 12-deep in the rotation to manage games and minutes, is that doable? What pressure does that put on Michael Malone? Plus, a look at Damian Lillard trade ideas with the Denver Nuggets including a Jamal Murray question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are Locked On Nuggets, your daily Denver Nuggets podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:16.0

Welcome to the Locked On Nuggets podcast, part of the Lockdown Network, your team every day.

0:25.9

Today's episode is brought to you by Spotify Green Room.

0:28.3

Download the app and join us on Friday for our live show every Friday at noon.

0:33.4

Spotify Green Room to get in on the action.

0:36.9

I'm Matt Moore, Senior NBA Writer for the Action Network,

0:40.2

Nuggets Insider for 1043, The Fan, in Denver.

0:42.8

And I'm joined, as always, by Adam Males from DNVR.

0:47.1

You find him on Twitter at Adam underscore Mares.

0:50.1

We're also, this show is also on 9 News, by the way.

0:52.6

If you go to 9 News in Denver, you can see a live, not live, but a recorded video version of this show in case you want to see me making funny faces while Adam talks.

1:03.4

On today's show, we'll talk about the NBA playoffs and the continuing injury apocalypse that has beset us all as we try and see who will be the last Highlander to survive the random ligament injuries.

1:15.9

As Yonisana Kumpbo goes down, we'll talk about injury management, Nicola Yokic, what that means for next season.

1:23.5

We'll talk about the importance of that going into next year as a whole for the Denver Nuggets and managing all sorts of things related to injury because everything is extremely messed up with the player's bodies right now.

1:33.6

And in the third segment, we've got some Damian Lillard talk because why not?

1:38.2

We'll get to that in the third segment.

1:40.0

Adam, let's start here.

1:42.7

The Milwaukee Bucks lose to the Atlanta Hawks in game four on Tuesday night.

1:50.1

I had a bet on the bucks, and as soon as Trey Young was announced out,

1:55.2

I immediately became concerned and was like,

1:57.2

they're going to lose this game because that's how it goes the NBA, in my experience, that oftentimes, if a team has

2:03.7

any belief in itself whatsoever, if their star player goes out, guys rally, the other team

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