Season Predictions 2016
Current seeding: 10th
Projected seeding: 11th
I’d actually consider this a year of progress for Denver. Despite the messy exit of PG Ty Lawson, the season-ending injuries of SF’s Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari, and the plateau of prospect C Jusuf Nurkic, the Nuggets learned a lot about their future this season. Obviously this conversation starts with the breakout of SG/SF Will Barton, who dominated as an all-around player and is surely part of the future. PF Kenneth Faried performed at a high enough level to keep his trade value above water, and rookies PG Emmanuel Mudiay and PF/C Nikola Jokic firmly cemented their respective places as cornerstones of this roster. Of course, this was never supposed to be a playoff team this year, and obviously there is still more work to do for the Nuggets, but I’m starting to see a glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe, they’re finally trending in the right direction.
Current seeding: 10th
Projected seeding: 11th
I’d actually consider this a year of progress for Denver. Despite the messy exit of PG Ty Lawson, the season-ending injuries of SF’s Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari, and the plateau of prospect C Jusuf Nurkic, the Nuggets learned a lot about their future this season. Obviously this conversation starts with the breakout of SG/SF Will Barton, who dominated as an all-around player and is surely part of the future. PF Kenneth Faried performed at a high enough level to keep his trade value above water, and rookies PG Emmanuel Mudiay and PF/C Nikola Jokic firmly cemented their respective places as cornerstones of this roster. Of course, this was never supposed to be a playoff team this year, and obviously there is still more work to do for the Nuggets, but I’m starting to see a glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe, they’re finally trending in the right direction.