Projected 2023-24 Finish:
Projected Regular Season Finish: 1st in the Western Conference
Expected Playoff Finish: Projected to be the 2024 NBA Champions
2023-24 Preseason NBA Power Ranking: 1

Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic both started on the 2023 Denver Nuggets’ team that won the NBA championship, and they will look to defend their title in 2024.
(Photo: Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images, via Action Network)

NBA Draft History (2017-Present):

1st Round (2017-Present):

Tyler Lydon (24th overall, 2017)
Michael Porter Jr. (14th overall, 2018)
Zeke Nnaji (22nd overall, 2020)
R.J. Hampton (24th overall, 2020)
Bones Hyland (26th overall, 2021)
Christian Braun (21st overall, 2022)
Peyton Watson (30th overall, 2022)
Julian Strawther (29th overall, 2023)

2nd Round (2017-Present):

Vlatko Cancar (49th overall, 2017)
Monte Morris (51st overall, 2017)
Jarred Vanderbilt (41st overall, 2018)
Thomas Welsh (58th overall, 2018)
Bol Bol (44th overall, 2019)
Ismael Kamagate (46th overall, 2022)
Jalen Pickett (32nd overall, 2023)
Hunter Tyson (37th overall, 2023)

Best Draft Pick (2017-Present): Michael Porter Jr.
Best 2nd Round Pick (2017-Present): Monte Morris
Biggest Draft Day Steal (2017-Present): Monte Morris
Notable Draft Busts (2017-Present): None

(The best second round pick was between Morris and Jarred Vanderbilt, but Morris played at Denver longer, so he gets the nod here. No draft busts are listed, since their only lottery pick since 2017 is a starter on a championship team, but the Nuggets’ worst first round pick since our website came into existence easily would be Tyler Lydon, who played less than a hundred career minutes in the NBA and averaged less than a point per game for his NBA career.)

Season Reviews:

2020 Denver Nuggets (Season Grade: A)
2021 Denver Nuggets (Season Grade: B-)
2022 Denver Nuggets (Season Grade: C+)

Season Previews:

2023 Denver Nuggets (Prediction: Lose in the 2nd Round, Result: NBA Champions)
2024 Denver Nuggets (Prediction: NBA champions, Result: TBD)

Works Cited:
Basketball-Reference
Salary Swish

Player ratings are subject to change as the season progresses. Thanks for reading.