Championship teams do not go quietly into the night. Although there has been notable slippage in Denver since the Nuggets won the NBA Finals in 2023, Championship DNA is hard to get rid of. The Nuggets were up by 12 in OKC against the Thunder in Game 5 looking to go up 3-2 in that series. Maybe Nuggets teams from the past couple years finish that game and series off. Those Nuggets could not, leading to an offseason that saw major changes.

When you have the best player on the planet, there’s pressure to get it all right to maximize your window. The Nuggets clearly have that in Nikola Jokic. For the most part, the Jokic and Jamal Murray two-man game still remains elite. However, a lack of shooting and the continuous issue of finding a reliable center to back up Joker remained fatal flaws an

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