The Denver Nuggets are fresh off of their first championship, and two-time MVP Nikola Jokic has the franchise in pole position to repeat. They are loaded with history, but it took more than five decades for them to get to the top of the mountain. Denver has made the playoffs in 29 of their 48 NBA seasons, but it has not been all sunshine and rainbows in the Mile High City.
The Nuggets have made plenty of front-office mistakes over the years, including giving up on talent only to regret it. They missed on draft picks and have struggled to evaluate talent.