Also pulled a rare Draft Class Kevin Garnett and Wemby too.

The ceiling and floor for players gained are definitely higher, and their current EPM outperforms as well (bear in mind, KCP played 95% minutes with Jokic on the floor).

Both Braun/Watson projections are mostly non-Jokic minutes. If Braun becomes a 30+ MPG starter, his expected EPM will be closer to +0.1 to +0.4. (There’s not enough data/years to project anything for Straw or Trey, but both cooked the Summer League.)

Starters: Jokic had his worst year out of the last 4, and we still came tied for 1st and MVP (and now added the Villain arc).

Jamal had his best regular season last year, and hopefully won't be as unlucky with injuries this year.

MPJ, at 26, had a +1.5 EPM last year; his best was +3.1 at age 22 (also in his Villain arc, with so much room to grow).

AG will drop 50 points in a game, and likely have his best defensive season ever (he has improved his DEF EPM every year since joining the Nuggets).

Summary: All in all, I put $1k on Nuggets over 52.5 wins, and another $500 (previously $200) on the title, especially since the one bad matchup in a Bo7 (Wolves) got worse in terms of "Stop Jokic Ball."

We tied our franchise record of 57 wins, with 4 out of 5 starters not playing near their best (only Jamal was at his best, and he missed the most games). I have the Nuggets in the 54-60 wins range this season, depending on health.

My 5 year old son loves the Nuggets and loves Jokic, but today he named his top 5 favorite players as:

1. Embiid- because he chose to play for America in the Olympics (my kid was nuts about the Olympics and team USA)
2. Jokic
3. Westbrook- because he wanted to come to Denver and help Jokic
4. AG- because he does cool dunks
5. Bill Russel- I don’t know how he even knows who Bill Russel is

I don’t think I’ve ever been as disappointed as when he said Embiid #1. I’m going to get him a new Joker shirt to try and buy the #1 spot back.

Hi y’all, I’m a fan from Nebraska and want to know if the new altitude+ and my current league pass subscription will give me access to all the RSN blackout games for the region as well as the nationally televised ones. Thanks

This may be a low effort post, but just dreamt that Denver Nuggets win 2025 NBA Championship, but Nikola Jokic retires following the win as he says it’s time to spend more time with his family. I don’t think this will happen soon, but I do think Jokic will retire relatively young. Thoughts?

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I'm a bit confused. I'm a nuggets fan living out of state up in MN. Will altitude+ cover local Denver games only? Will it be all the games of the season? Nationally televised only? Can I go back and watch them later or is it live only?

Ok team. Lifelong fan here, madly in love with our sweet sweet boys but I have one major beef. wtf is going on with our jersey designs!? They’re so stale and boring. That’s all, just needed to get that off my chest <3

Get a ring for Russ.

Westbrook force feeds his big men if they can actually finish a bucket. He didn’t work well with DAJ and Dwight because they had no paint game.

He crushed it on Washington with 3 centers who could finish.

His last season on the Lakers, both Lebron and Anthony Davis shot 3-6% higher with Westbrook on the floor.

So don’t let Westbrook’s EFG% be the only thing you look at.

https://www.pbpstats.com/on-off/nba/player?Season=2022-23&SeasonType=Regular%2BSeason&TeamId=1610612747&PlayerId=201566

This guy supercharges Centers and Post players who can make buckets.

Can anyone find that one niiii colaa edit from the ricola add. Tryna find it but can’t

Back in 2023 I had the opportunity to work with ESPN for the Nuggets home games. Found my old TV cheat sheet from series clinching game 5!. Throw back to a Championship line up!

https://x.com/VBenedetto/status/1839368194123018737

Damn right💪🏽😤

Pretty much what the title states.

I think all this media coverage with him and the team has been such a breath of fresh air. He’s a competitor and I know it’s something he’s been chasing his whole career. I hope we are able to get him to the top. He deserves it. He is such a strong teammate and I know he’s going to be a great veteran locker room presence for the young guys.

I’m ready for ring number 2! Go Nuggets!

https://x.com/LegionHoops/status/1839412416511402013

I expect when the season starts that there may be some bumps as they work out the new platform. There always are, and the only way to find some bugs is to fix them after users are in there. Just keep in mind these folks don't have the resources of Disney and Netflix, and itnis pretty cool they are trying to offer us this for $20 per month.