The current NBA champions will try to surpass all their rivals for another year and retain the title. Beyond the departure of Bruce Brown to Indiana, the management has opted for the continuity of the block so that the young people can take a step forward and reinforce the possible cracks that the team shows.
We are not only talking about the notable rise of Christian Braun, but also about how Peyton Watson is able to respond to this challenge. The 30th pick in the 2022 draft received little prominence in his first year in the NBA, in which he combined the Development League with the first team, whose jersey he defended in 23 games.
Now the new general manager of the Grand Rapids Gold, a Nuggets-affiliated team, Ben Tenzer, believes that Watson is ready to settle in the Colorado rotation this season ‘sophomore’. “He has all the potential in the world,” said the executive, according to the media. The Denver Post. «He is a unique player due to his size and his ability to cover the court and block shots. “I think we got to see a little bit of how good he can be when he played with the Nuggets toward the end of the season.”
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Tenzer refers to the last six games of the 2022-23 regular season, in which Payton enjoyed an average of 22.4 minutes and two starts. The general manager emphasizes that Payton will become strong on defense and that, little by little, he will develop an increasingly greater offensive impact. «I think for him it all starts on the defensive side. The offensive will come only thanks to his natural ability to handle the ball and attack the rim. »
We could already witness small glimpses of these offensive resources in the G-League and in the last Summer League in Las Vegas, where he averaged, respectively, 22.0 and 19.0 points per evening.
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2023-09-11 21:00:00
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