Typically, teams move parallel with their star players. As such, the Denver Nuggets suffered as an offensive unit while Nikola Jokic found his footing following a long summer of FIBA basketball. Thankfully, Denver survived with an at-the-time second-ranked defense.
Denver, although sporting a formidable defense, must excel on the offensive end if the franchise’s championship aspirations genuinely exist. Jokic is the be-all-ends-all player on the roster. Meaning, without the essential ascension in performance, the Nuggets remain a cute story with no significant bearings in the NBA.
Aside from the positional transcendence, Jokic represents, it’s his three-point shooting which causes fits for the league.