What is the outlook for the Nuggets in the new season?

After eight games in the new season, a four-four record isn't particularly good for the Nuggets, but it's not bad. They had some trouble early in the season but they solved it quickly and won some games they deserved.

Obviously, losing Gallinari as a wing scorer in the offseason didn't make much of a difference to them.

In fact, Gallinari has missed so many games due to injury that he doesn't have much presence in this brand new team.

New addition Millsap and the Nuggets have been seamlessly linked, and while his points per game average has dropped by nearly one point from last season, his defensive appeal on the wing is one Wilson Chandler can't match. In the summer, he signed a three-year, $90 million contract with the Nuggets, which was almost the last big contract of his career. The Nuggets also know Millsap will have a hard time getting back to All-Star level, but he's already the best option left on free agency.

In addition to signing Millsap, the Nuggets also signed Gary Harris to an early contract extension in the offseason, guaranteeing that the promising shooting guard will stay in Denver for years to come. Many people wonder why Harris is still being mentioned after Murray's outstanding performance last season.

It's clear that the Nuggets have plenty of potential, and Murray, while an alluring piece of jade, still needs time to be crafted.

Harris has shown that he's more than capable of being the starting point for the Nuggets, which deserves to move Murray to the point guard position.

Playing eight games this season, Murray has taken more shots than Harris and scored fewer points than Harris.

Especially since his three-point shooting percentage is really miserable, and keeping Harris was the right decision.

The Nuggets' breakthrough in the new season will depend on their new mine manager Jokic, who proved his boundless creativity last season.

His stats in the new season have not changed much from last season, but in one thing, his three-point shooting has increased significantly, and he has made more shots per game and has a shooting percentage.

It's a lot better than last season, and it can be seen that he worked hard in the offseason.

Jokic is ranked No. 16 in ESPN's annual Top 100 Player Rankings, which is really high for a third-year player.

The poor chemistry between him and Nurkic after sending Nurkic away last season could finally come to an end, and it turned out that while Nurkic was thriving with the Trail Blazers, Jokic was even more bursting with amazing creativity.

With multiple triple-doubles, the big picture and passing on the court is like a plus-size magician reappearing on the court.

They were just one step away from the playoffs last season, and this season their goal is clearly to make the playoffs and cause problems for teams in the top half.

As for whether it can be achieved, all the pressure is still on Jokic.

The Nuggets will catch the last train of the playoffs and then win the Warriors in the first round, no kidding.

Last season's Nuggets also made us look forward to it, after correcting Jokic, the Nuggets' offensive fluency was full, and their offensive power was also quite strong, but they failed to withstand the pressure at the critical time of the playoffs, and finally missed the playoffs with ninth place in the West.

So the Nuggets are also hoping to bring in reinforcements in the offseason. The Nuggets have changed a lot this offseason, and they let go of Gallinari, the team's leading scorer from Italy. The Nuggets didn't lag behind this offseason when the Western teams were running crazy with military reserves, and they grabbed Millsap, the Hawks' All-Star, in multiple competitors.

We also have a lot to see about Millsap's strength. He played an average of 34 minutes per game last season with rebounds, assists and steals, and in the playoffs, he went to the next level, averaging minutes per game, with rebounds, assists and steals. And he's been named an All-Star with the Hawks for the past four years, which is a testament to his quality.

Therefore, the Nuggets in the new season have their own interior duo Millsap + Jokic. For the duo's partnership, the future is still very bright, and Jokic's emergence last season also showed us his ability, as a big man, he has a soft touch, is proficient in mid-to-long range shooting ability, and is even more comfortable with organizational strategy, and the same is true of Millsap! What's more important is Millsap's all-round style of play, with and without the ball, and his experience on the court will undoubtedly benefit the young Jokic.

Last season, the Nuggets fell in the final stage of the sprint playoffs, and in the end, the ninth place in the West had no choice but to say goodbye to the playoffs. After getting Millsap this offseason, the Nuggets will have a very good chance of making the playoffs next season, after all, the combination of Millsap and Jokic is still very exciting!

Therefore, the arrival of Millsap has a positive impact on the Nuggets, it is certain that the competition in the West next season will be unprecedentedly fierce, and the Nuggets will also have a certain competitiveness in the West because of the interior combination of Millsap and Jokic, and they will also be an important trump card for the Nuggets to impact the playoffs.

Therefore, for the prospect of the Nuggets, it mainly depends on the degree of run-in between the two powerful insiders, once they run in well, then the playoffs will not be a problem, even if the West is wild, so what?

<> last season, after Coach Malone adjusted the team's lineup many times, he finally established the core position of Serbian Jokic, allowing Jokic to respond to the team's offense in the high post. So at that time, the Nuggets played it was called a smooth flow.

But such a fluid offense couldn't do well, and he ended up in ninth place in the West, watching the door of the playoffs close to him. Therefore, they also learned from the pain in the offseason, after losing the team's leading scorer Italian Gallinari, they finally recruited Millsap in the free market, and officially formed the interior combination of Jokic and Millsap.

Finally, look at the current starting five of the Nuggets: Murray + Harris + Chandler + Millsap + Jokic. The substitutes are still Barton, Moodier, Plumlee, Faried and other strong players.

It's a dynamic lineup that embraces everything: Magician passers like Jokic, outside knives like Murray and Harris, and out-of-the-box players like Faried and Barton.

So, although this season's West is full of uncertainties and uncertainties. It's not easy to fight your way out of the Wild West, but for the people of Denver, they are not afraid of such challenges, and for them such challenges are the only test of their ability.

So don't be surprised if you see the Nuggets in the top eight when the final playoffs come around, because that's what they deserve.

In this summer's offseason, the Nuggets retained their original roster and successfully attracted Eastern Conference All-Star Millsap with their unique charm. Now the Nuggets' lineup is also one of the best in the league, Jokic, the star of the Nuggets, is still very young, Jokic played very well last season, you must know that this season is his third season, Jokic can be said to be a promising player, and he will definitely be able to become a superstar in the future.

Millsap joined the Nuggets, and the Nuggets have improved a lot on the inside, with Millsap and Jokic forming a twin-tower combination in the league, and they are only inferior to the Pelicans' twin-towers. Millsap has always been a very versatile player, what he's best at is defending, and scoring is easy for him. In recent games, Millsap has had a very good performance, and he has used his strength to tell the whole league that the Nuggets can make the Western Conference playoffs this season.

This year, many Eastern All-Stars have chosen to go to the West, and there is a situation where the West is strong and the East is weak. The Timberwolves got Butler and formed the Timberwolves Big Five; Paul George and Anthony both joined the Thunder, and the Thunder formed the most powerful Big Three in the league, and now the Thunder have the strength to compete with the Warriors; The Warriors have retained last season's championship-winning lineup, while bringing in players like Nick Young and Cosby to increase bench depth, and it is no surprise that this year's Warriors are likely to defend their title; The Rockets even got Paul and formed the league's strongest backcourt duo.

The Nuggets will have to face a lot of strong teams this season, and as long as they can maintain their current form, they have a good chance of making the playoffs.

Since founding in Colorado in 1967, the Nuggets have earned a total of 34 playoff spots, won the division 12 times, and became a division champion once in 2023.

The Nuggets have reached the Division Finals four times before, but the Lakers have crushed their championship hopes in three of the four games. The only team to finish Denver from the division finals was the Seattle SuperSonics in 1977-78.

Last year, the Nuggets lost 1-4 to the Golden State Warriors in the first round, and this year, they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the first round, the Phoenix Suns in six games in the semifinals, and the Los Angeles Lakers in four games in the division finals.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics have the most championships, while the Lakers have the most overall Finals appearances. There are five teams that have never played in the finals, and five teams who have played but never won in the finals. The Denver Nuggets fall somewhere between those two stats, and they will reach the first Finals in franchise history in Sakura Core 2023.

Team History:

On February 14, 2023, the Nuggets defeated the Heat 112-108 on the road, winning 40 regular season games before the All-Star break for the first time in team history. That same month, the Nuggets signed Reggie Jackson. On March 17, the Nuggets defeated the Pistons 119-100 away to lock up a playoff spot, becoming the second team in the league to lock in the playoffs ahead of schedule, and at the same time lock up the championship in the Northwest Division.

On April 6, the Grizzlies lost 131-138 to the Pelicans on the road, and the Nuggets, who were 52-27, locked up the top spot in the West that season, and entered the playoffs as the top spot in the West for the first time in team history. On April 22, in the first round of the NBA playoffs in G3, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 120-111 at home, and the series scored 3-0 to get the match point.

It was the first time the Nuggets had taken a 3-0 lead since they led the Mavericks 3-0 in the 2009 Western Conference semifinals. On April 26, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 112-109, eliminated the opponent with a big score of 4-1, and advanced to the second round. On May 12, the Nuggets defeated the Suns 125-100 away, and the series advanced to the Western Conference finals with a score of 4-2.

This is also the second time since 2020 that the Nuggets have entered the Western Conference Finals.

On May 19, in the Western Conference Finals G2, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Lakers 108-103 at home and took a 2-0 lead. On May 23, in the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Lakers 113-111 away, swept the Lakers 4-0 to win the Western Conference championship, and advanced to the Finals for the first time in team history, 4-0 in the first playoff series in team history, and won and advanced in the first playoff series against the Lakers.

The Nuggets lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in last year's playoffs. Although the Nuggets showed their quality in the Western Conference semifinals, they ultimately lost to the Lakers. Let's take a look at how both sides played in the game and why.

The Lakers are one of the strongest teams in the league, with a plethora of superstars and a roster that holds the top of their game. In the game against the Nuggets, the Lakers' advantage was vividly reflected. Duan Shenqiao especially in Game 5, the Lakers' defensive suppression made the Nuggets almost impossible to score, and Lakers superstars James and Davis performed impeccably.

On the other hand, the Nuggets are not without chances in the game. The Nuggets have an excellent roster and a well-coordinated team. Led by the likes of Jokic, Murray, and Grant Hill, several of the Nuggets' core players, the Nuggets also showed their quality in the game.

But compared to the Lakers, their strength is still slightly inferior.

Overall, although the Nuggets lost to the Lakers in the playoffs last year, that doesn't stop them from being a good team. Whether in terms of staffing or teamwork, the Nuggets are a commendable team. They still have a lot of development in the future competitions, and I believe they can also bring us more exciting games.