The Denver Nuggets were unable to defend their NBA crown. It didn't sit well with them. They’re eager to scale that NBA mountaintop again but with a different look. Gone are Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Reggie Jackson. Brought in are Russell Westbrook and Dario Saric.
FILE - Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in the second half of Game 7 of an NBA second-round playoff series in Denver, May 19, 2024. FILE - Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray argues after called for a foul on Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns in the second half of Game 7 of an NBA second-round playoff series in Denver, May 19, 2024.
“After a season where everybody says we failed, it’s my job to make sure that we don’t believe all that ,” said Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who guided the team to their first NBA championship in 2022-23. “We’re a good team. The last six years, no one in the West has come close to doing what we’ve done. Remind yourself of that, but also challenge yourself to not be satisfied. Push yourself and push your teammate to become even better.
“I might have a career there after this,” said Murray, who struggled for Team Canada over the summer at the Paris Games. “But I’m doing this right now.”Murray forms quite an on-court partnership with Jokic, who showed up with a beard/goatee he’s already contemplating nixing. Jokic enters training camp. He has already picked up his first assist of the year, too, by playing a role in bringing Westbrook to town.
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