NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking points from the Denver Nuggets win over the Sacramento Kings

The Nuggets are clear leaders in the West currently
The Nuggets are clear leaders in the West currently

#2 Iman Shumpert might have just had the worst night of his career

Iman Shumpert was traded to the Kings by the Cavaliers in February 2018
Iman Shumpert was traded to the Kings by the Cavaliers in February 2018

Iman Shumpert was not able to cross the 10-point mark in the last couple of games he had played prior to this one. But nobody expected him to end up scoreless in this one against the Nuggets when his team needed all the help they could get.

Coach Joerger entrusted Shump with 22 minutes of playtime and a spot on the starting lineup (something he so rarely received back in Cleveland) but what ensued thereafter was a 0-of-7 night from the field including 0-of- 5 from the three-point line.

Three assists and a single rebound is all Iman could contribute in this loss to the Nuggets, as he averages a near-career-high 9.3 points per game this season.

Shumpert recently received probation (but no jail time) for his arrest in Georgia back in 2016, the charges being DUI due to drugs, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and failure to maintain a lane.

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