Did you know that the Nuggets’ dear Doctor Watson never got more than 14 field-goal attempts in a regular-season game while Michael Porter, Jr. was here? Without the MPJ trade, Peyton Watson: Springy, Lengthy, Role Player, doesn’t become Peyton Watson: Restricted Free-Agent Wing I Desperately Want My Team To Sign Now. It’s Old Friend Night at Ball Arena on Thursday as Denver (31-16) hosts the Brooklyn Nets, led by Porter, Jr., the former Nuggets star. Porter as of Wednesday afternoon rolls into town riding a career statistical year, averaging 25.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. But he’s getting those minutes because Johnson was supposed to get MPJ’s minutes.