The Denver Post

Thomas is waiting in the wings, could fly vs. Kings

- By Sean Keeler

It’s like Michael Malone has too many Porsches and not enough garage-door openers.

Monte Morris is averaging 15.8 points and 5.7 assists in February. Malik Beasley is averaging 20.8 points and shooting .524 from beyond the arc over his last six appearance­s.

Oh, and guess what? Isaiah Thomas is on deck. According to a league source, Thomas has the choice of whether to play Wednesday night vs. Sacramento.

And Gary Harris? He’s in the hole. Something’s gotta give.

“The tea leaves, man, got to read the tea leaves,” Malone said Monday night after a 103-87 stomping of Miami, when asked how he was going to juggle a staggering­ly deep Denver backcourt once all hands are finally on deck. “Good problem to have.”

Hey, the first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have one, right? Welcome to Malone’s sweet dilemma: One ball. Multiple hot hands. And only so many dang minutes to go around.

“I mean, nobody cares,” stressed Morris, who continued to make that NBA Rising Stars game snub look dumber by the minute after dropping 17 points and seven assists on the Heat. “It’s a different guy every single night. That’s what you get when you’ve got a deep team. We’ve still got people that haven’t played yet that (are) coming back.”

Looking at you, I.T. Although, if Friday night was a harbinger for the stretch run to come, feel free to take your time.

“I mean we’ve got a lot of guys, man, a lot of great players,” offered Beasley, who poured in 23 points Monday and has dropped 18 points or more on the opposition eight times over his last 16 appearance­s. “And we just have that ‘next up’ mentality.”

Ingredient­s, Malone has — and he’ll have more to chuck into the mix after the all-star break, depending on how fast Harris (groin) and Thomas (hip) heal up. It’s not a question of talent so

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