Nikola Jokić’s passing and the warning given to all new Nuggets players: Keep your hands up

DENVER — Austin Rivers and Bruce Brown came to the Denver Nuggets at different times, but they both had the same first-day experience with the organization. He will even throw a no-look when you are in the corner, too.” Assistant head coach David Adelman said that’s why the Nuggets coaching staff always plants that “keep-your-hands-ready” seed with new arrivals. Then you make moves, and he will make the right play.” Added Brown: “I’m usually the cutter in our offense, but the first thing he told me was, ‘Stay … you will get wide open there.’ So, now I don’t cut as much.” Adelman said if there is one area where Jokić’s game has grown, it’s been his ability to both hide his frustration and communicate what he sees and what he wants out of his teammates. “I like watching Jokić’s over-the-head passes, because they are crazy,” Gordon said. does that like every other game.” After Jokić passed English atop the Nuggets’ career assists, Adelman said Jokić had “a John Stockton mind in a 7-foot body.