Denver Nuggets 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) of DNVR and the All NBA Show with Tim Legler to break down the 2026-27 Denver Nuggets. Subscribe to the DNVR Nuggets Podcast AND the All NBA Show on YouTube. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:07 - Takeaways from last season
5:57 - The Peyton Watson trade return
13:02 - Nikola Jokic’s commitment
14:54 - Christian Braun’s importance
20:17 - More players bringing up the ball
24:30 - Cam Johnson’s role
25:39 - DeMar DeRozan’s fit
30:00 - Denver’s ball pressure and offensive rebounding
34:13 - Alpha Diallo and Trevon Brazille
36:00 - Cam Whitmore, Bryce Hopkins and Ryan Nembhard
41:13 - Do the Nuggets have enough depth?
43:22 - Wrinkles in Denver’s rotation
46:34 - Biggest needs
47:55 - Aaron Gordon flying under the radar?
49:09 - Top-10 rotation and weirdo lineups we want to see
52:49 - Nikola Jokic’s MVP case
55:07 - The Dave Joerger arrival
56:08 - PREDICTIONS

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