Nuggets coach Michael Malone elected to give Jokic a day off after he covered a combined 57 minutes in the team’s first two preseason contests. Jokic rose from obscurity to finish his rookie season as one of the top fantasy centers, and his role should only expand further in 2016-17. He’ll likely end up seeing more time at power forward when he shares the floor with Jusuf Nurkic, which could translate to more three-point production after he hit 28 treys as a rookie.
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