Nuggets forward Will Barton, who has been dealing with an injured right knee for several weeks, will leave the Disney World complex for rehab work, a source tells Mike Singer of The Denver Post.
The problems with Barton’s knee have been causing soreness in other part of his body, Singer adds. He will get a second opinion to try to find relief from the pain.
Barton is listed as out indefinitely with “right knee soreness,” and his condition hasn’t changed since he appeared in a scrimmage July 27. He has been very frustrated by the lack of progress, tweets Katy Winge of Altitude TV. Rookie Michael Porter Jr. has been filling his spot in the starting lineup.
Barton averaged 15.1 points and 6.3 rebounds in 58 games before the hiatus.
If Denver is going to play MPJ that much, they should use him more on offense. They play like they’ve been hollered at by Micl Malone too much. The players were all drafted for pure talent, maybe they’re tired of each other. DEN has gone out of their way this year to stress defense and the result is no gain from when they were an offensive juggernaut.
Agree with you! MPJ should be ahead of Murray on offense! Also DEN is having too much emphasis on D, when they should be the offensive juggernaut they were last year! They were much more fun to watch!
I think a lot of that can be attributed with the substitution of Barton with Craig in the starting lineup. Craig’s a decent role defender, but lacks Barton’s shooting upside