Everyone following the NBA has fallen in love with the Denver Nuggets this season. It’s easy to see why, with Nikola Jokic changing the center position as we know it. Jokic runs the Nuggets’ offense while simultaneously functioning as a rugged rebounder and ever-present threat to score.
He’s carried Denver the last two postseasons while Jamal Murray recovered from a torn ACL. But now Murray is back, and Jokic has the star teammate he’s been missing. The two players have a synergy that’s unmistakable, and their games fit together seamlessly. Jokic and Murray run a deadly two-man game, a pick-and-roll, dribble-handoff attack that has so many options it’s almost impossible to defend.