Preseason game No. 1 is an all-Nuggets production.

Game-planning for opponents in the preseason is pretty much non-existent. In this case, it means no detailed anything in preparation for tonight’s opponent, Toronto, a game which will be played in Calgary as part of the NBA’s Canada Series.

“Right now we’re worried about the Denver Nuggets,” coach Michael Malone said. “That’s nothing against Toronto, heck of a team and well-coached with Dwayne Casey. But for us right now, this first game against Toronto is let’s keep on pounding that rock, who we are, who we need to be and what’s the right way of playing. And as the game goes on we can make some adjustments. But when you play eight preseason games the way we are, if we went 8-0 that would be great but that’s not our goal.

“Our goal is to try different lineups, see who is playing well with each other, give guys some rest some nights. And just for us, every night out is an opportunity for us to establish our culture and our identity. And if we can do that, that’s our biggest goal as we head into the regular season.”

Tonight’s game is the debut of rookies Jamal Murray, Juancho Hernangomez and Malik Beasley. Wilson Chandler gets his first chance to get back on the court since last year’s preseason. And there is the race for No. 15, the six players who are vying for the last roster spot.

To that end, those players – Axel Toupane, JaKarr Sampson, Robbie Hummel, D.J. Kennedy, Jarnell Stokes and Nate Wolters – will be sprinkled in with some of the regulars. Malone might also use five of them on the court at the same time. Related Articles October 2, 2016 Questions and observations after the first week of Nuggets preseason camp

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“Sure,” Malone said. “You can take five of those six and play them. You could definitely see that.”