Fans looking for answers about where the Denver Nuggets stand this NBA season won't have to wait long -- the team opens its 2024-25 campaign tonight versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. After an impressive season a year ago, OKC is regarded as a strong favorite to win the championship this time around, with guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander expected to finish high in the voting for the NBA's most valuable player award.
For three of the last four years, that honor has belonged to Nuggets center Nikola Jokic; much of Denver's offseason focused on whether it can win another championship -- as was the case in 2022-23 -- while The Joker is in his prime. Chris Dempsey, a reporter and analyst for Altitude Sports, discussed the Nuggets' chances and what it will take to re-ascend the mountaintop.
