While the NBA Playoffs are in full swing, now is a good time to recap the fantasy basketball season for all 30 teams.
In the following weeks, we will provide a recap for each team, starting with the team with the worst record and concluding with the NBA champion in June.
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Another season removed from the franchise’s first NBA championship, the Nuggets were part of a logjam behind top-2 seeds Oklahoma City and Houston in the Western Conference. While Nikola Jokic continued to do his usual work, finishing second in the voting for Most Valuable Player, the Nuggets did not always do their best to supplement the efforts of their best player. Two major changes were made late in the regular season, and ultimately, Denver was eliminated by Oklahoma City in the second round of the Western Conference Playoffs.
Denver Nuggets 2024-2025 Season Recap
Record: 50-32 (4th, West)
Offensive Rating: 118.9 (4th)
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Defensive Rating: 115.1 (21st)
Net Rating: 3.8 (9th)
Pace: 100.67 (8th)
2025 NBA Draft Picks: None
Thought by many to be one of the teams with a chance of making noise in the Western Conference this season, the Nuggets extended their streak of 50-win seasons to three in 2024-25. However, the path traveled was anything but smooth. Injuries limited Aaron Gordon to 51 appearances, and the Nuggets’ inconsistent bench production was an issue for most of the season. And then there was the decision made by Josh Kroenke late in the regular season that changed the path the Nuggets’ franchise will take in the future.
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Head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth not always seeing eye-to-eye on the roster was not a shocking development. However, instead of one party “winning” this proverbial tug of war, both lost. Kroenke decided to part ways with Malone and Booth with only a handful of games remaining in the regular season. While David Adelman took over as interim head coach and had the tag removed shortly after Denver’s season concluded, the Nuggets are still searching for a new general manager.
Whoever’s selected to take over that role will have some work to do this offseason. Is Denver’s player development good enough to have another young player emerge as a consistent contributor? And if not, how will they go about strengthening the bench, especially without a pick in June’s NBA Draft? Jokic’s status as one of the best players in the NBA is unquestioned, but the Nuggets will need to make improvements around him if they’re to make a…
