The Gallo-Chandler combo
It’s pretty simple. The Nuggets are best when Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler are on the court together.
Of all Denver’s five-men lineups which have played at least 20 minutes together this season, only five have a positive net rating; all five include the Gallo-Chandler combo.
There are certainly positives in staggering the two’s minutes and having Chandler head the Nuggets second unit, but they’re overshadowed by the impact the two have on the game when they start the first and third quarters on the court together.
It’s fun to point to Jokic, Harris, Mudiay and the rest of the young guys, but Chandler and Gallinari are the veteran paperweights that keep this team grounded; without their consistency on both ends of the floor, the Nuggets could lose their way quickly.
