Brandon Jennings, Unrestricted Free Agent
Born: 26 years old Size: 6’1, 169 pounds
Career Stats: 15.5 points; 5.9 assists; 3.1 rebounds
Percentages: 39% from the field; 35% from three-points 79.9% from the free throw line
Brandon Jennings is the most interesting option. While he is the best volume scorer of the bunch, he is also the least efficient. Playing him next to Will Barton off of the bench creates defensive liabilities and a potential shot-selection issue. He does space the floor and can create off the dribble, but is he just a chucker that will take away shots from all of the young talent the Nuggets have already acquired?
Overall, it could work with Jennings. He was used off the bench for the first time this year, only starting seven of the 48 games he played in this season. He could space the floor next to Mudiay and is more than capable of running the second unit. Is he too erratic? Will the defensive liability in the bench unit be too much to take the gamble? Those are the big questions Tim Connelly will have to answer.
