About the only prominent media personality that gave the Nuggets any respect this winter was Charles Barkley of TNT, who contended that Denver would win the NBA title due to their depth.

Source: https://www.mountainjackpot.com/2023/06/09/nuggets-will-win-nba-title-championship-in-game-six/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nuggets-will-win-nba-title-championship-in-game-six

As the Denver Nuggets hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy following their gentleman’s sweep of the Miami Heat to claim the NBA title, the prerequisites to making a legitimate NBA Finals run became clear.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/06/15/11-picks-and-100m-in-salary-how-the-nets-can-build-a-contender-ahead-of-2023-nba-draft/

Celtics’ first NBA title did not come easy vs. Bob Pettit and Co. Bill Russell finished with 11 rings by the time he retired.

Source: https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2023/06/07/nuggets-triple-doubles-nikola-jokic-jamal-murray-game-3-nba-finals/

Chris Paul is one of the best players in the history of the NBA to not have an NBA title.

Source: https://brobible.com/sports/article/chris-paul-warriors-sorry/

He joined a short list of players to win an NCAA title and an NBA title in consecutive years.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/sports/nuggets/all-he-does-is-win-nuggets-rookie-christian-braun-has-won-five-titles-in-seven-years

Kevin Durant’s decision to leave the Warriors in the summer of 2019 opened the door to a number of contenders to chase an NBA title.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/04/07/nba-playoffs-2023-whats-at-stake-for-every-team/

LA survived the bubble and won their 17th NBA title.

Source: https://www.1310kfka.com/blogs/bradys-blog/05/nuggets-lakers-in-the-wcf-a-quick-history/

Now, after the Lakers lose in the first round of the playoffs, he’s going to ask out this summer, demanding a trade to somewhere that he has a realistic shot at winning his fifth NBA title.

Source: https://easyreadernews.com/all-ball-lakers-revolving-door-still-spinning/

That’s more than the players on the Denver Nuggets were awarded for winning an NBA title last season and that’s not a small thing, even to the higher-paid players.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/10/23949520/utah-jazz-players-talk-about-nba-in-season-tournament-will-hardy-jordan-clarkson

The ABA merged with the NBA and Dr. J landed with the Philadelphia 76ers, with whom he won the NBA title in 1983.

Source: https://sacobserver.com/2023/08/dr-js-nba-top-10-lays-a-few-bricks/

The Nuggets are two victories away from their first NBA title after the stellar showings by their star tandem.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/06/08/jokics-historic-effort-sends-nuggets-past-heat-in-nba-finals/

These time spans aren’t how long New Yorkers will have to wait until the Knicks will win another NBA title after their 50-year drought.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/08/28/fixing-penn-station-means-curbing-amtrak-more-than-dealing-with-msgs-future/