The Denver Nuggets are starting to go mainstream. After a 14-7 start and one of the most exciting young cores in the NBA, the national media is starting to buy in on the Nuggets as a legitimate up-and-comer in the Western Conference, perhaps even ready to become a challenger as early as, well, now.
Today on The Jump, Rachel Nichols gave an overview of a growing narrative surrounding the Denver Nuggets: they’re young, they’re good, and they have a little edge to them. “There’s no chill to the Denver Nuggets,” she says with a smile as she begins a monologue that covers both the team’s hot start and the growing swagger radiating off of a organization that has to shout the loudest just to be heard.