The Denver Nuggets are gearing up to face the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, and while there are some notable injuries on both sides, all eyes will be on a handful of star players.
Of course, on Denver’s side, they will be leaning on Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, while the Mavericks are lucky to have Anthony Davis and Cooper Flagg both available for just the seventh time this season. Flagg, especially, is under a ton of pressure with the injuries that the Mavericks are dealing with, as the weight of the team has fallen on the 18-year-old’s shoulders.
Ahead of Monday’s matchup, Nuggets head coach David Adelman was asked what his impression of Flagg has been so far, and he spoke about the immense pressure that he is under.
“I mean, what we thought he would be. Probably, the expectations were way too high. To have the
injuries and have the ball in your hand immediately was probably not the plan. Not to mention, with
Kyrie [Irving] being out, I can’t imagine how good he’s going to be when he plays with a full, healthy
team,” Adelman said.