The quick off season, which now has is just 12 days until the start of the NBA's regular season.

We think it was a great time to re acquaint ourselves with some of the contenders.

Five years ago, the Denver Nuggets were a 30 win franchise, and their chances of competing in the loaded Western Conference were really is thin is the Colorado Air.

But since that point, Denver has slowly risen up the standings and are now bona fide title contenders.

Royce Young tracks the mile highest scent of these Nuggets.

The Denver Nuggets rise to the upper tier of the West has been about incremental check marks.

Heartbreaking loss to miss the playoffs three seasons ago to a 54 wind campaign in the two seed toe, last season's appearance in the Western Conference finals.

If you're looking at the growth of their team, they're getting better every single year, they blitz.

The bubble was stirring, never say die 31 comebacks showcasing the resilient, tough identity coach Mike Malone has meticulously forged in his young group.

Jamal Murray is the dead.

I score.

Nicola Yokich is the plotting polar bear and the pieces fit around them, including Michael Porter Jr.

Who has the star potential to help Denver finally break through.

We're making steps were moving in the right direction.

Our goal still remains to win a championship.

They did lose wing Tory Craig and Swiss Army knife forward Jeremy Grant to free agency, but swapped their elastic athleticism and energy with veteran skill players highlighted by Real Madrid point guard Facundo Composite progression isn't always linear.

And with these role playing shakeups adding to an awkward offseason nuggets around the clock to reach their first NBA Finals, they keep hearing what a future, this team as well.

The future is now for the Denver Nuggets.

They have a young superstar duo in Murray and Yokich.

The Windows closed fast in this league, and now the Nuggets carry the burden of expectation because they shoot for that last check winning a championship.

Mhm Royce.

Thank you, Nikola Yo Kitchen.

Jamal Murray have become one of the best tandems, and not only the Western Conference, but the entire league.

Each of the last two season, your kitchen Murray have assisted to one another at least 100 times the only pairs of teammates to do this over the last 10 years.

LeBron and D.

Wade with the Heat and Steph Curry and Draymond Green with Warriors but this duo, looking to become a trio if Michael Porter Jr continues his success in the bubble, he was brilliant during the seating games and playoffs.

There were 41 players who shot at least 75 contested three pointers on Lee.

Eight shot at least 40% on these attempts, including Porter Jr and his teammates Yokich and Murray.

This is to say it's a young team that's gonna be really, really good with what they have coming up.

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