The Denver Nuggets have an intriguing season awaiting them. Despite the Western Conference getting stronger this season with LeBron coming to the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks bringing in DeAndre Jordan and drafting Luka Doncic, the Nuggets are still being touted as a post season team.
We already know who their challenges are in their conference are in Golden State, Houston and their division rivals in Minnesota, Portland, Oklahoma City and Utah. But, what about the Eastern Conference?
Which Eastern Conference team poses the biggest threat to their playoff aspirations? Is it a contender from last year which threatened LeBron’s Eastern crown like the Boston Celtics with a healthy Kyrie Irving and Gordan Hayward?