Last month, the Denver Nuggets -- fresh off their Game 7 loss at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals -- held a news conference with coach Michael Malone, general manager Calvin Booth and vice chairman Josh Kroenke.
Like most end-of-season meetings with the media, it was part examination, part forecast into the offseason -- and the new team building rules that will not only impact the 2023 champions but every team and market across the NBA.
"I think one important footnote about this group," Kroenke said, "is the core of this team was assembled under a different CBA.