Yesterday, the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat, 94-89 in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals to win their first-ever NBA championship.
While the Washington Wizards didn’t win the championship, some of the players and coaches on Denver’s team once were in D.C. Let’s take a look below:
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (2021-22) — In Washington, KCP averaged 13.2 points per game in 77 appearances and shot 39 percent from the three point line (159-of-408 attempts). This season he averaged 10.8 points in the regular season while maintaining his efficiency from his lone season in D.