Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player in the world, but the Denver Nuggets have been bleeding talent around him ever since he led the franchise to its first ever championship in 2023. The Nuggets that opened the 2024-25 season on Thursday night looked nothing like the team that raised a banner only 15 months ago. Key contributors have left for other teams (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Bruce Brown, Jeff Green), and their replacements are either too young or too old to make a meaningful difference. Meanwhile, Jamal Murray hasn’t looked like himself since Feb. even before he begins a new $208 million extension.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the new
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