Jalen Pickett

With Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and every other key rotation piece sidelined, the Denver Nuggets handed Jalen Pickett the keys and watched him drive straight into franchise lore. The third-year guard ran the show against Philadelphia, repeatedly pulling up from deep while a depleted Nuggets squad stunned the 76ers in front of their home crowd. Pickett rises off the dribble and cashes another three-pointer, part of a career-high seven makes from deep that kept Denver breathing all the way into overtime. He finished with a career-best 29 points on 7-for-11 from three and seven assists in the 125-124 overtime road win.