NBA Power Rankings: Cavaliers are right where they want to be

Denver Nuggets. 15. team. 73. The Denver Nuggets have been the youth-filled team that has taken the vaunted next step. Many thought that team would be the Minnesota Timberwolves, but instead the imported frontcourt of Jusuf Nurkic and Nikola Jokic have helped the Nuggets become one of the better teams in the early portion of the season. The fast-paced development of the frontcourt hasn’t been the only positive for the Nuggets prospects. Emmanuel Mudiay has shown a growth from his rookie season, but he still doesn’t strike this writer as a potential franchise player. <p>Mike Malone, who still should be the head coach with the Sacramento Kings (but KANGS gonna KANGS), has gotten this team to totally buy in. They play hard and they play together every game. The Nuggets are no pushover and they are making their way steadily up the ladder of contention. Outside of the Celtics, no other roster has such a deep collection of talented players that share the same position. Yet, it seems that the team has been able to overlook personal goals in order to obtain success as a team. The Nuggets are a team to keep an eye on should any disgruntled star start looking for greener grass.</p> <p>The Nuggets have been the tortoise in terms of rebuilding at a time where everyone was trying to be the hare and become good as quickly as they could. Things in Denver are looking up and if they continue this way than the Pepsi Center could potentially host its first playoff game since 2013. The Nuggets had their former franchise player in Carmelo Anthony decide that the “homecoming” to New York was too great to pass up. Since then they’ve been dwelling in mediocrity and finally have a chance to make good on all the talent and draft picks they were able to acquire in their move to accommodate Melo.</p>. .