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Denver Nuggets Stats, Odds, Standing and Schedule for 2024-23 NBA Season

The Nuggets had their most successful season to date as they reached every NBA team’s ultimate goal of winning the championship. After finishing the regular season with a 53-29 record, Denver secured the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the first time in franchise history.

Denver opened the playoffs against Minnesota, where it won in five games, before knocking off Phoenix in the conference semifinals in six games to advance to the Western Conference Finals. There, the Nuggets swept the Lakers to meet Miami in the finals, who they beat in five games to win their first NBA title. Nikola Jokic was also unanimously named Finals MVP. Overall, he averaged 30 points, 13.5 rebounds and 9.5 assists a game in the postseason.

Denver Nuggets Key Additions

After winning their first NBA Championship, the Nuggets didn’t do much in the way of offseason additions.

Aside from players added in the draft, Justin Holiday, who agreed to a one-year deal, was Denver’s only offseason addition. Holiday should provide some strong defense as well as solid shooting. He averages 36.3% shooting from beyond the arc in his career. He finished last season with 4.5 points on 37.7% shooting while adding 1.2 rebounds a game.

Denver also added Julian Strawther and Hunter Tyson in the first and second round, respectively, of the NBA Draft.

Denver Nuggets Key Subtractions

Despite the Nuggets not making any big additions in the offseason, they’ll have to find someone to replace the loss of Bruce Brown, who joined Indiana in free agency.

Brown provided versatile defense with his ability to guard multiple positions, and he was the team’s sixth-leading scorer as well, averaging 11.5 points a game, despite coming off the bench. He finished last season shooting 48.3% from the field while also grabbing 4.1 rebounds and dishing out 3.4 assists a game.

The Nuggets also moved on from Jeff Green, who saw his production take a hit in his second season with the team while he also missed a number of games. Green averaged 7.8 points on 48.8% shooting last year, also finishing with 2.6 boards a game.

Denver Nuggets Head Coach Analysis

Michael Malone has been with the Nuggets for eight seasons, finally leading them to an NBA championship.

Malone began his head coaching career in Sacramento, spending two years there before moving onto Denver. Though the Nuggets missed the playoffs in his first three seasons as head coach, they have reached the postseason in his last five seasons, and he has recorded a 367-270 record so far in his eight seasons in Denver.

Denver Nuggets Prediction for the 2023-24 Season

The Nuggets won their first NBA championship last season, and now they will be hoping to go back-to-back and earn their second with much of their core still intact.

Denver will have a target on its back now that it won the NBA Championship, but that shouldn’t stop the Nuggets from having another successful regular season and making a run in the postseason once again, with NBA odds favoring them to win the West once again.

The loss of Brown may be tough to replace, but the team chemistry should still be strong with so many key players back, as well as an experienced coach in Malone. Other Western teams have made moves to get better, but with Jokic and Jamal Murray leading the way, Denver will no doubt be in the running again.

Denver Nuggets FAQs

How many NBA Championships have the Nuggets won?

Denver’s 2023 NBA Championship win was the franchise’s first

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Will Nikola Jokic win the MVP for a third time?

After winning regular season MVP for two seasons in a row, Jokic lost out on the award to Joel Embiid last season. However, after his strong performance in the Finals, Jokic is once again favored to win next season’s MVP award once more, with the sportsbook giving him +450 odds.

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Who are the Nuggets’ biggest rivals?

Though some say Denver doesn’t have a true rival, its biggest rival is likely the Utah Jazz.

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How many years in a row has Denver been to the playoffs?

The Nuggets have reached the postseason the last five seasons.

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