Vegas Over/Under: 45.5
The Record Projection: 48 of fromal The Bet: Above with confidence
When Nikola Jokic re-entered the starting lineup on December 15, everything clicked.
From that point forward, the Denver Nuggets posted the league’s best offensive evaluation (113.3). And though they were unusually porous (league-worst 111.9 defensive evaluation ), they still outscored their foes and asserted themselves as a valid danger to make the playoffs.
Now, they.
Paul Millsap is the perfect match next to Jokic, gracing the Nuggets with his defensive acumen and versatile offensive play. He gives the Mile High City a second top-25 player, and his existence immediately creates one of the NBA’s most dangerous frontcourt pairings.
Will opponents handle passing coming from many different places in 2017-18? How will they counteract the offensive excellence every time a legitimate defensive stalwart is creating Jokic’s life easier?
Along with the frontcourt is not the only reason behind unmitigated optimism.
Gary Harris enjoys enormous synergy with Jokic and is coming off a breakout year. He should keep on emerging as one of the Association’s better 2-guards, and he is joined by another high-upside backcourt member in Jamal Murray.
Losing Danilo Gallinari hurts, and the Nuggets mostly failed to combine their many resources. However, this really is a deep team overflowing with gift in many different positions.
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