Jamal Murray feigned ignorance about a Northwest Division that features some of the top teams and talents in the league. “The Northwest?' the Denver Nuggets guard playfully replied. 'What’s in the Northwest?”
The Thunder, Nuggets and Timberwolves were all separated by just a game last season. It could be more of the same in this top-heavy division — Utah and Portland are in rebuilding mode — that did feature some significant shakeup .
Don't discount the Nuggets, who won their first NBA title in 2022-23. They boast a dynamic duo in Jokic and Murray. Fresh off a new contract, Murray is looking for a fast start that could net his first All-Star appearance. The Nuggets saw Mark Daigneault, the reigning NBA coach of the year, has a nucleus powered by Gilgeous-Alexander — league's MVP runner-up last season — andmade a giant leap last season and Lu Dort is one of the league’s top wing defenders. The Thunder also added Caruso in the offseason trade that sentThough Edwards is just entering his prime years, the time is now for this group to take the next step after reaching the conference finals last season.
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