What Nuggets Players Will Be Better Than Ever In 2025?

World's Finest! Which of the Nuggets will have their best seasons yet next year and who might struggle? Is anyone past their prime? Plus, we look at the Western Conference Gauntlet Of Doom to try and predict just how tough it will be to win the Better Conference next season for the Nuggets. All this and more with Matt Moore and Adam Mares on World's Finest!
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[@FunkyPuma76]

One person I think will have an improvemwnt if we pick up his options is Vlatko Čančar

[@dejanlekic5513]

Of all of them, Julian will be better, I am 100% sure. Also, if Huff gets minutes, he will pleasantly surprise all the doubters.

[@edisonedison7588]

I believe that the Joker will be really dominating for I believe that his trying to help Jamal , stop been a pleaser Joker.

[@rjon173]

Im sorry guys but Dallas is one piece away from completely dominating the west

[@CaneOdPchinje]

I get that we need to talk about something every week. But this is kind of secondary. CB will be better, PWat will be better hopefully... I'm not sure anymore about MPJ - I thought he's on an upward trajectory, but POs were kinda telling.. That's about it - Nuggets hopes are not about "who's gonna be better?". It's about "is FO gonna live up to championship expectations?" Nuggets have 2 big holes in their roster - and improvement of the guys listed above will do nothing to fix that. 2 big holes. Pretty much for YEARS - the same holes. Except for that short BB stint. 2 BIG HOLES. Plus, it might just happen that Murray's peak is in a rear-view mirror already. So... there's another BIG question. (and yeah, don't come back to me with "buh... he was iNjuReD... " I have no patience for that crap anymore)

[@DD-sr9xm]

Nah, CB just has no touch around the rim. He is maxed out as a great defender, energy guy and decent three. Think it’s Strawther. He flashed a bit, was better than advertised on D. He just needs minutes.

[@Nana-KwesiAbrampah]

We need to get Derrick Rose from Memphis - vet, respected around the league, good ball handler, hungry for a championship, can give Jamal some rest while giving CG and JP some competition and guidance

[@mydog337]

I think CB is set up to have a break out year....his athleticism and hustle will get him open and Yoke will find him more and more.

[@UraStr]

12 teams with legitimate chance at play off + UTA that is tough at home and SAN who is a wild card...few big teams are missing play-off, there's non 0 chance DEN is one of them, that would be hilarious and depressing at the same time :D (this "year off" they took, while being the best team, might become more disappointing, because there's a chance, they not getting back to that level and they missed one of their two shots), also DAL missing play off would be poetic, wonder how would Luka fans react to that. Also PHX is good one, but it's better if they make PO and get swept, KD need to collect more 1st round sweeps, while he still can go out there and show us how real basketball should be played. I mean passing the ball is very nice, but when it comes down to it, you need KD to do his thing...

[@ranisalman9650]

I think peyton improves the most next year....him and strawther have the highest ceilings

[@StevenTheGreat_]

CB can put pressure on the rim and has a much better IQ than mpj

[@ajcornstar]

Surprise Team would be Houston Rockets

[@mydog337]

I think Jamal has been evolving to a overated role player....his lack of length, defense and speed has been exposed and now he will start to get fewer and fewer calls. Malone loves him some Murray so he is going to get all the minutes and shots he wants but I do not see his efficiency going up.....I hope he proves me dead wrong.

[@-ac-8296]

still does more for the money than MPJ

[@mcbuckets813]

Just a reminder that he averaged 26/6/7 on 47/40/90 shooting last year in the playoffs and was easily a top 10 player in playoffs. “Overrated role player” .. lmao what a ridiculous comment

[@mydog337]

​@@mcbuckets813teams played him different way back then...no pressure....look at the tape. Now his weaknesses have been exposed and teams will play him differently, but hey maybe he comes back faster and plays better defense......maybe.

[@mcbuckets813]

@@mydog337 back then?? You’re acting like this was years ago and it was literally last year and you think they weren’t pressuring him with a chip on the line?? Bro you need to watch the tape lmao .. he was injured this playoffs, he didn’t get exposed. You will see next year and hopefully you remember this outrageous comments.

[@JovicaMilutinovic]

this year goodbye KCP for nothing, next year at this time Gordon leave for nothing.

[@ajcornstar]

Sadly the front office cannot be creative against the second apron NEW CBA RULE

[@progressiveoverload3915]

@@ajcornstarwhat’s cba? Is that Canadian basketball association

[@dee5tank]

​@progressiveoverload3915 Collective Bargaining Agreement - the agreement made between the players' union (NBPA) and the league that defines employment rules between the players, league, and team owners

[@CaneOdPchinje]

@@dee5tank Oh, I get it. that's the "when you overpay the assets you overhyped, you don't have money to buy real players" agreement, right?

[@JovicaMilutinovic]

@@CaneOdPchinje it's not like that and I wrote about it several times at the end of the season. The Kroenke family is the owner of Arsenal from London, at the beginning of the recently ended Premier League season, they spent 120 million on Rice and a total of 336 million with other purchased players (not counting the weekly wages). Player salaries range from 80-250k per week, a total of 40 million in player salaries, not counting the bonuses that are included in the contracts in the form of clauses. Spending 400 million just for one season is not small at all, and even in England you pay the luxury tax. They have already prepared a transfer of 60 million for the next season, and there will be many more. So it's not about money and it's not about second apron, Denver is simply a small franchise that has Jokic, who earns 55 or 56 million per year. By signing a max contract with MPJ as well as extending the contract with Zeke before the start of last season, they have three players with 30 and 30+ million Jamal, MPJ, Gordon. There is a way to hire someone if KCP leaves, only the GM needs to do his job. You sign KCP for one season, give him 22-25 million for such a contract and immediately trade him for one or two players, the simplest math.

[@Mangotl-gw8sf]

All i know is Murray can't be worse any more…

[@user-lj4cl9jp9h]

If KCP leaves i hope Jokic leaves next year to GSW.