Paul Millsap sidelined indefinitely after wrist surgery, per report

Millsap injured his wrist on Sunday against the Lakers.

Paul Millsap is out indefinitely after injuring his wrist, according to a report from The Vertical’s Shams Charania.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Millsap could miss up to three months of the season with his injury.

Millsap sat out Monday night’s game agains the Kings because of the wrist injury he sustained on Sunday against the Lakers. The Nuggets’ forward played the first half of the game but sat out the second half after having his wrist examined. The injury was originally diagnosed as a sprained left wrist by the Nuggets.

Millsap was the team’s second leading scorer averaging 15.3 points per game, just behind Nikola Jokic’s 15.6 per game. He also averaged 6.2 rebounds per game and three assists.

The Nuggets will have to rely on youth in the frontcourt

The Nuggets were already struggling to keep their rotation steady with Wilson Chandler out of the lineup dealing with lower back pain. Now, Millsap’s injury takes another body out of their frontcourt rotation. The good news for Nuggets fans, however, is that they may be able to withstand Millsap’s loss.

When Millsap is off the court, the Nuggets have a completely even net rating. They aren’t good, but they aren’t exactly bad either. The Nuggets have relied on help from Juan Hernangomez and Trey Lyles to perform during Millsap’s short absence, and they may have to do the same here with him out indefinitely.

Millsap is a good player, so he won’t be easy to replace. Hopefully it won’t take long before he’s back in the rotation. But until then, the Nuggets’ youth movement should help them break even.