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Western Conference Playoff Seedings 2019: Where do the Denver Nuggets rank?

By Peter Hooper

HOUSTON, TX - MAY 28: a general view of the conference trophy after Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Finals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 28, 2018 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. 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 Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - MAY 28: a general view of the conference trophy after Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Finals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 28, 2018 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. 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 Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – APRIL 11: Taj Gibson #67 of the Minnesota Timberwolves defends against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the game on April 11, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 112-106. 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. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – APRIL 11: Taj Gibson #67 of the Minnesota Timberwolves defends against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the game on April 11, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 112-106. 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. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

The Denver Nuggets’ season is coming faster than we expected. Where will they end up in the final standings?

So there are still approximately 40 days until the new NBA season. Yet as every NBA fan and Denver Nuggets fan knows, the game never stops. It is now, (mostly, away from the cameras) that NBA players are strengthening their weaknesses. Competing, albeit inconspicuously, to progress more than the rest of the league. Thereby hopefully, leaving them in the dust.

More than this though, NBA fans and analysts alike are speculating. Speculating about which teams will land where in next season’s playoff race, especially following the latest round of free agency. Nevertheless, it is just that speculation and nobody knows what will happen. Depending on who you speak to, the Denver Nuggets are a playoff bound, forced to be reckoned with that will finish 5th. (https://es.pn/2NyvXgh) Whilst others say the Nuggets will end up where they did last year, i.e. out of the playoff picture. (https://bit.ly/2O5NYU5)

However, it is well known that NBA projections must be taken with a pinch of salt. OKC were treated as championship contenders ever since Paul George and Carmelo Anthony came aboard. We all know how that ended. For the Denver Nuggets however, there is ample cause for optimism. For example, Odds makers have the Nuggets ranked as having the 14th best chance of winning it all this year. (https://bit.ly/2sAWAZ3)

Whilst this is speculation too, Odds makers are generally very good at what they do. Notably, coming in 14th is equivalent to an admission that the Denver Nuggets are playoff bound.

So, with that thought in mind. Next, you will find my ranking of the 8 teams in the West. Along with the reasons for their rank.

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