The Nuggets, how far are they from dominance?

. Of course, if I have to say it, Jokic cannot be compatible with everyone, and cannot prove that he can be paired with another big center. This may sound unreasonable, but compared to the core of defenders and forwards, the impact of this flaw in the center core is real. This point was discussed in last year's rating series and will not be repeated again.

The Nuggets are in the championship group. Showing such strength in the regular season, or showing it in the playoffs where the team's strength is squeezed, needs to be verified by the effect of these reinforcements. The Nuggets have been proving their resilience, or in other words, they must have a particularly strong lineup in the middle and late fourth quarter (the difference in strength between the starting bench and the bench strengthens this), so that the Nuggets can "squeeze away" in the last 10 minutes. After this team's life points were pushed to the kill line, their game had just begun.

This is great, but the Nuggets would be wise not to regard such characteristics as a magic weapon for championship competition. 23 to win the championship, even with the dramatic tension of consecutive reversals in the Western Conference Finals, their hard-core dominance is sufficient, but now they do not have this kind of confidence in the league.

Where is the increment? Mid-season trade?

That's still far away.

If I have to say it, this is Braun who seems to be overpriced. In recent years, the Nuggets' attempts to get the Nuggets from the bottom of the bench have almost failed, and Braun has almost become the only one with self-research results. I even put him in T4 at the beginning. Downshifting by half a gear is more in line with the general impression. I do not rule out the possibility of switching gears after a period of time after the start of the game. Braun has to work hard to prove himself, which is not only related to the face and IQ of the Nuggets, but also really related to the level of the Nuggets team.

After all, if a team's five starters are really worth more than 20 million, and they also have the league's No. 1 player, it would be quite scary to think about such a team.

Note:

1. A series of rating articles will be published at regular intervals after the start of the game, and the ratings will be updated based on player performance;

2. The approximate strength level of the team calculated based on the ratings. This part of the content will be published in the first issue of player rating update articles.