Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly doesn’t know how to be stationary.

He estimates that the coronavirus pandemic has kept him idle for longer than at any time since he broke into the profession in 1996. It has been nearly three weeks since the NBA shutdown.

So what has he been doing?

“Lots and lots of video,” Connelly said, citing the video index that catalogs every NBA game and virtually all NCAA games. “Synergy is my Netflix right now.”

Late March means NCAA Tournament time, when front offices get their last looks at prospects in game settings. Opinions often get solidified, for good or bad. The pandemic wiped out the tournament and the NBA schedule. But that hasn’t stopped the Nuggets, who own the No. 21 pick acquired from Houston, from poring over film ahead of this summer’s draft, whenever that might happen.

“It’s been a topic we’ve talked about quite a bit,” Connelly said. “There’s guys that have the NCAA bump, and it proves to be kind of fictitious, and they didn’t deserve to go as high as they did, and guys who have struggled. I think collectively, it stinks as a fan, not seeing that. In terms of scouting, I think you can be fooled either way with play in the NCAA Tournament. We’ve seen these guys enough live. Guys are playing 25, 30 games that we can pull video from this year, so we feel pretty confident we’ll have a good sense of who they are when the draft comes.”

Connelly said that the hiatus has sped up the NBA calendar. Conversations generally saved for May and June are ongoing among the top NBA decision-makers.

“The bulk of your energy is spent toward the draft, but you also have an eye on the offseason, free agency, any potential trades,” Connelly said. “There’s no shortage of video. We’re going to have a pick at No. 21, so you’re going to have to know a lot of players and know them as well as you possibly can.”

As for when the league might resume, Connelly said he doesn’t envy the job of NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the logistics he has to solve. He added: “We’re all optimistic that we can turn the tide on this thing.”

Regarding the current Nuggets, Connelly said he and the team’s performance staff are doing everything they can to keep them physically fit and engaged.

“We’re pretty fortunate, because we have a bunch of guys that like to work and we don’t need to hold their hands,” Connelly said. “They’re on their own right now.”

Per the NBA’s directive, team practice and training facilities have been closed since March 20.

Connelly said the Nuggets’ support staff has sent out equipment (resistance bands, weights, etc.) and various video workouts to the players. Right now, most players don’t even have access to an actual court. They’ve also encouraged their players to keep their conditioning up, be it through running or cycling.

“We have some interesting guys,” Connelly said. “I think they’re officially kind of getting bored. It’ll be interesting, now we’re a couple weeks in, where does the idle time take them? Some of these really nice schools are doing online classes for free. I sent some of that to the guys. Especially if you don’t have a family, let’s say you sleep nine hours a night, you really have 15 hours of not much going on. If you watch every one of your (game) minutes, that’s going to take you two days. All right, you’re done with that. Now what?”

The silver lining for Connelly is that the break has given him extended time with his family, including nonstop activity with his two young kids. Though it might be exhausting to keep them entertained, he said it has offered a new perspective.

“It’s been really fun kind of getting a better sense of what my kids are learning at school,” he said. “A whole new appreciation for teachers and stay-at-home parents who teach their kids and home school.”