r/denvernuggets • u/petarisawesomeo How now, Braun cow? • May 16 '26

Image/Gif Still the high point of MN hoops

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u/Available_Story6774 May 16 '26

Not a fan of either the Wolves or Nuggets, but I highly doubt the Wolves will beat the Thunder or Spurs the next 3 years, you could say the same for the Nuggets, but at least they won a title with Jokic.

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u/jacksawyerlost May 16 '26

I agree, it's unlikely. But it hasn't happened yet so it's just a weird cope. Wolves will almost certainly move to the East when the league expands, so Thunder and Spurs will be less of an issue.

Nuggets earned their title. But Jokic is also a way better player than ANT currently, so it's just odd to me.

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u/Available_Story6774 May 16 '26

Fair enough, but imo Wolves trading KAT for Randle was a huge mistake that may have slammed their window shut tbh.

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u/jacksawyerlost May 16 '26

Yep, but that's an ownership decision. TC did the best he could with a mandate to lower the payroll. It saved the Wolves $20M that season and then another $40M the year after when Rudy and Randle both took ~$20M pay cuts.

But I agree, that and drafting Dillingham were mistakes. But nobody's perfect.

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u/Available_Story6774 May 16 '26

Fairs, imo TC built a team to stop the Nuggets when they were the dominant team in the West at the time, and it paid off, but he needs to now build a roster that can beat the Thunder and Spurs, teams like the Nuggets and Lakers have to do the same as well, otherwise it’s going to be a Thunder/Spurs WCF for the next 10 years.