Draymond Green has an interesting take on the upcoming Nuggets-Timberwolves playoffs series.
The Nuggets are obviously the defending champs, who finished the season with the second-best record in the West and comfortably defeated the Lakers in the first-round playoff series.
But Green says the T-Wolves shouldn’t be underestimated and thinks the Nuggets may run into problems in this second-round series due to their lack of depth.
“The Nuggets took the series but I think they’re in trouble, and the reason I think they’re in trouble, and I said this before, I just don’t think their bench is good enough,” Draymond Green said on The Draymond Green Show. “We saw that again the other night like they’re just not getting enough from their bench. And as you move forward I think the difference in this Minnesota-Denver series could be the bench. You got Naz Reid coming off the bench can play huge minutes, Kyle Anderson coming off, Monte Morris who’s a great backup point guard that they’re not really using much but can use. Nickeil Alexander-Walker who’s been playing great basketball.
“I just think the depth of the Timberwolves is going to give Denver problems and yes the match-up between Joker and Rudy Gobert trying to guard him is huge, but I’ve always told you guys, you win championships six through ten, not one through five.”
The Nuggets second unit managed to average just four points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists collectively over the five-game series against the Lakers.
But there are offensive weapons among Denver’s starters, like reigning Finals MVP Nikola Jokic, who is averaging a league best 16.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists in the postseason.
Jamal Murray has also been super impressive in his own right, making two game-winning shots in the clutch during Game 2 and Game 5.
The Wolves will certainly have their work cut out for them, but a red-hot Anthony Edwards could be capable of anything.