If this is the best roster the Nuggets have fielded in Nikola Jokic’s career, it’s still hard to tell.
Every time one player returns to the court, another limps off. Peyton Watson is the latest — he’s expected to miss at least four weeks with a right hamstring strain, the team announced Friday.
If that estimated timeline proves accurate, Watson will be Denver’s sixth rotation player this season to miss a stretch of three or more consecutive weeks, joining Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun, Cam Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas. The rotation hasn’t been whole since Braun sprained an ankle on a freak play last Nov.