The Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets are two franchises trending in two different directions right now. While Toronto looks to reboot its roster and try to compete with a new head coach, Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets have made the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
Jokic remains one of the more improbable success stories in the NBA. Before he was nearly averaging a triple-double and breaking records once held by Wilt Chamberlain, Jokic was picked 41st overall in the 2014 NBA Draft. Famously, Jokic was picked so late that ESPN was in a commercial break and showing an ad for Taco Bell.