Alright, so this isn’t an official NBA game or anything. And it probably won’t be counted toward anything. It probably won’t be a particularly memorable moment in NBA history.
But, uh, I’m pretty sure the Denver Nuggets just played one of the tallest lineups in NBA history, if not the tallest.
In their bubble opening scrimmage against the Wizards, the Nuggets were totally depleted at guard. Jamal Murray, Will Barton, Gary Harris and Torrey Craig all sat out the game for various reasons.
So what was the solution? Throw out ALL the big men. Every single one of them.
This has got to be one of the tallest lineups we’ve ever seen in NBA history. Honestly, it just doesn’t get taller.
Omfg pic.twitter.com/wGeLcX1gxK
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) July 22, 2020
Nikola Jokic at point guard? Bol Bol on the wing!?!? Yikes, man.
- Nikola Jokic is 7-0 on the dot
- Bol Bol is 7-2
Come on, yo. That’s ridiculous.
Twitter had a bunch of jokes for the Nuggets. They were pretty good, too.
nuggets setting their lineup like: https://t.co/ZmxurSRs9j pic.twitter.com/OP3RxT01Yc
— Ryan Greene 📷 (@RyanCBS4) July 22, 2020
We really need a Nuggets-Rockets series. https://t.co/H1b59mCEy4
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) July 22, 2020
Steve Kerr is watching the Nuggets start 5 centers and drooling right now
— Dave DuFour (@DaveDuFourNBA) July 22, 2020
Here’s the thing, though: It also worked! They were absolutely cooking the Wizards. Jokic was out here throwing no-look dimes, per usual. This time to Bol.
Joker ➡️ Bol Bol! 👏@nuggets x #WholeNewGame
📱💻: https://t.co/mZ74IapAp7 pic.twitter.com/3kZqdVuX6V
— NBA (@NBA) July 22, 2020
Oh, and speaking of Bol Bol, here he is just blocking a shot at the rim, waving off the NBA’s best center/point guard and DRAINING a pull up three. At 7-2. Y’all.
BOL BOL UNLEASHED 😳 pic.twitter.com/EdSq7HLUdy
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 22, 2020
The audacity of this man. Wow.
No idea if this works forever. We’ve never seen this before — we don’t even know if it’s really in the Nuggets plans. Also, the Wizards absolutely stink. Running this against a good team might have a different result.
Either way, though, this is extremely fun to watch. Please, Mike Malone. More Bol Bol minutes.
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