The Denver Nuggets are among the most feared teams in the western conference, but are still just a hair behind the two juggernauts in Los Angeles.
Already with five salaries over ten million dollars on the books, Denver’s flexibility is a bit limited. But there are several ways in which they can create the necessary avenues to put them over the top. As unstoppable as Nikola Jokic is, the Nuggets are still in need of a bit more outside shooting around their star big man.
Jamal Murray’s development as an on-ball defender and good enough three point shooting make him the best all-around guard on the team, but the deep rotation of Will Barton, Torrey Craig, and Monte Morris is still a crowded backcourt that Michael Malone is still trying to sort through, as evidenced by the team’s surprising decision to deal away Malik Beasley.