The Denver Nuggets have the seventh-best odds to win the title in the 2025-26 season and the fifth-best amongst Western Conference teams. ~Sports Illustrated
Just a couple years ago Denver looked ready to win several championships. Are they in position to be a real contender this year?
They already traded Michael Porter Jr., so I guess they are ready to rebuild and surround Jokic with new players for another title shot. Cam Johnson is a shooter and also a good defender, and is almost the same as MPJ. But I think the reason behind the trade is MPJ being an injury-prone player, and with a healthy Jokic, they need players who could also play almost the whole season.
Then, they now have Jonas Valanciunas for more resting time for Jokic. I think they are still in a good position for a playoff spot, but the young guns of the OKC Thunder are still scary.
They are look pretty much stronger now for those addition they get and Nuggets could lessen up the load for Jokic especially that Valanciunas is already part of their team.
Also by looking at their current situation we could really see that they are ready to have a good run for another possible title this season. They didn't lose so much player in their team but rather they get those players that can help their team to win. Somehow they became more exciting team and let see if they can able to stretch their standings since somehow for now base on odds it seems that experts are still not convince that they can defeat those strong teams that's why maybe they list them on top 7.