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Denver Nuggets: Three realistic predictions for the 2018-19 season

By Kevin Oestreicher

DENVER, CO - APRIL 1: Juan Hernangomez #41 of the Denver Nuggets and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets high five during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on April 1, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 1: Juan Hernangomez #41 of the Denver Nuggets and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets high five during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on April 1, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – APRIL 11: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) heading off the court in their overtime loss of their winner-take-all regular-season finale vs the Minnesota Timberwolves 112 -106 at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. April 11, 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – APRIL 11: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) heading off the court in their overtime loss of their winner-take-all regular-season finale vs the Minnesota Timberwolves 112 -106 at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. April 11, 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images) /

With basketball season slowly creeping up, what are some realistic predictions for the Denver Nuggets in 2018?

With a little over two months to go before the start of the NBA season, fans and players alike are starting to get excited. Free agency is all but done, and we saw massive moves take place. LeBron James moved to Los Angeles to make a tough Western Conference even tougher. DeMarcus Cousins joined the Warriors, completing a starting lineup of all-stars. Paul George shocked the NBA world and stayed in Oklahoma City.

The Nuggets made splashes of their own. They re-signed Nikola Jokic and Will Barton to new deals, locking them up for a long time. They signed Isaiah Thomas to a 1 year, $2.4 million deal, which equates the veteran minimum.

In the 2018 draft, they selected Michael Porter Jr, who tumbled down the draft board until the Nuggets happily stopped his fall. Porter Jr, originally rated as high as the #1 overall pick just a year ago, saw his college career get derailed by injuries, which led to his fall during the draft.

Denver also added Jarred Vanderbilt and Thomas Welsh as two second round picks in the draft.

The Nuggets also offloaded a huge amount of salary, sending Wilson Chandler to Philadelphia and Kenneth Faried and Darrell Arthur to Brooklyn. They had to sacrifice some picks in the process, but to shed so much salary, it was worth it.

As the season approaches, this Nuggets team looks extremely strong on paper. They have at least two quality players at every position, and are bringing back almost the same exact team that missed the playoffs by one game in a very talented and crowded Western Conference.

What are some realistic predictions for Denver in 2018-19?

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