The two-time MVP is clomping through these finals with the vision and improvisational sizzle of Magic, Hakeem the Dream’s size-defying touch and footwork, and Jordan’s on-court omnipresence and invincibility, his sheer weight of numbers and aura of statistical destiny. “I watched Magic because of his passing, and Hakeem because of his post moves, and Jordan because he is Jordan,” Jokic wrote in 2016, a year after joining the Denver Nuggets as a second-round draft pick. Growing up in Serbia in the early years of this century, Jokić would spend hours on YouTube watching his favorite NBA players.
But most impressive was the way in which he accumulated these figures, with a freedom and variety that captured the best of his childhood heroes. Jokić’s numbers – 32 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists – made him the first player ever to post a 30-20-10 game in the NBA finals. Finally, all of you skeptics will be hearing “I told you so.” Image: zazzle.As Denver tightened their grip on the finals with a coolly commanding Game 3 win in Miami on Wednesday night, a talent that once threatened to go unrewarded with the hard currency of titles has come thrillingly into mint. Playoff gear will be overflowing on shelves of the team store and before you know, it the Nuggets bandwagon will be parading through town. Game 1 tip-off hasn’t even happened, and I can already hear chants mocking Steph Curry ringing through the Pepsi Center. The difference is, unlike years past, you can match that with wholehearted optimism. Skepticism is justified, Denver, so don’t beat yourself up for questioning your faith. If Mudiay and the Nuggets want to be taken seriously, it all starts here against their Northwest Division rivals. The Portland Trailblazers with All-Star Damian Lillard come to town for the first home game of the year on the 29 th, and I fully expect this game to be a shootout. After that, the road gets a little tougher. As the Pelicans are missing standout Anthony Davis, the Nuggets have more than a good chance at kicking off the season in a 1-0 style.
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Regular season action gets into full swing against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 26 th. This will give Denver a playoff berth for the first time since the NBA’s golden boy Steph Curry ousted them in the ’12- ’13 season. With those odds not so favorable for Mudiay and the Nuggets, I still see them sneaking in the backdoor for the eighth seed.
Players in the twilight of their careers (Jameer Nelson), and other rookies looking to get valuable minutes, comprise a patchwork team that is just hoping to land a punch in a Western Conference that is full of championship-caliber heavyweights. The rest of the roster on the other hand is a bit, oh, barren. Image: Cole Elsasser-USA TODAY SportsĮmmanuel Mudiay’s (PG) growing pains are inevitable, but rest assured Denverites: he is only 20 years old! The sky is the limit for this youngster going into his second year, and I expect him to average a solid 15 points, 6 assists and sprinkle in 2 steals per game thanks to his off-the-charts quickness.
Although the words ‘Denver Nuggets’ and ‘last place’ have become synonymous recently, fear not, for brighter days are closer than you may think. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably assuming you’ll be hearing that a lot this year (3 rd place). The Denver Nuggets have completed the preseason, currently with a record of 4-4 and in 3 rd place in the Northwest division.
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