This has been a season full of pleasant surprises for the Nuggets, but perhaps nothing sums that up better than the rise of Spencer Jones. The second-year, undrafted wing out of Stanford entered the season on a two-way contract, expected to spend most of his time in the G League with the Grand Rapids Gold.
But during camp and preseason, Jones played his way onto the team and earned a spot on the fringe of the rotation. His defense got him on the floor for Denver, and as guys started dropping out with injuries, his role only grew.