Michael Porter Jr. becomes the third member of the Denver Nuggets Big Three team that includes Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Finally, healthy “MPJ” reminds basketball fans what he can do on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n
However, the Nuggets are even more dangerous when they launch into the Jokic-Murray duo. Here’s what Porter Jr. had to say about the Denver 1-2 punch (via The Old Man and The Three):<\/p>\n
\u201cSo easy to play him. That two-man match (between Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray) is so lethal. The thing that makes our team so hard to protect is if you hit Nikola in the post, and you don’t double?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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He’s going to work his way up with most guys in the league. But if you double and then Aaron (Gordon) flushes to the front of the rim, it’s a little pass now for Aaron, who can get up quickly and dunk him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n