NBA Power Rankings: Will the Warriors ever lose again?

19. team. 73. Jamal Murray is making Coach John Calipari’s predraft declaration that Murray should go first overall in last summer look less and less foolish as the year goes on. The Nuggets don’t look any closer to competing for a playoff spot, but they are a lot of fun to watch. Right now, that’s really all that Denver needs to be. There aren’t many expectations placed on this franchise so really any good that comes with this year is found money. Murray’s development included. Denver is a team that I would watch for around the trade deadline. Players like Kenneth Faried, Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler could all be pried away for the right price, but will any contender be willing to pay it? Would Denver let Faried go as a salary dump? Could the Celtics package together something to add a player like Gallinari to their team? Would the Trail Blazers punt on their rebuild from within project and chase a guaranteed thing like Chandler over the unknowns of Allen Crabbe? While February is still a ways away, the Nuggets are a franchise that will likely face tough choices like these during the All-Star break.. 7-10. Previous: . Denver Nuggets