The Denver Pieces have an offseason to address program issues, and it appears that star center Nikola Jokić and group president Josh Kroenke are on the same page
The Denver Chunks came the closest of any group within the Western Conference to thumping off the Oklahoma City Thunder. To Nikola Jokić, it didn’t matter.
I cruel we didn’t (win a championship),” he said taking after his team’s Diversion 7 misfortune, “so, clearly we can’t.
Jokić was limit, but considering Denver’s failure to reach the Western Conference Finals since winning a title in 2023, his explanation was reasonable. And as faraway as he was concerned, there was one essential figure at play:
We unquestionably require it,” Jokić explained. “It appears just like the groups that have longer revolutions, longer seat, are the ones who are winning.
Jokić’s stellar season made a difference the Pieces to be as competitive as they were, and in spite of his second-place wrap up in Most Profitable Player Grant voting, it was generally effective. But heading into the offseason, Denver’s beat brass made clear it was tuning in to its star.
I listened Jokić’s comments uproarious and clear,” Pieces president Josh Kroenke said. “I think that I was considering that some time recently those words came out of his mouth. Fair in how the playoffs, on the off chance that you’re observing the diversions, you’ll see yourself, as well as observing our diversions.
Agreeing to Kroenke, no reset will be required for the Nuggets. But there will be a have to be evalaute the ability encompassing Jokić and Jamal Murray. That was moreover made clear.
On the off chance that you inquire us, there’s a firm conviction that they can accomplish their extreme objective,” Kroenke said. “Can they accomplish that as right now built? I think the answer, as (Jokić) said after the playoffs ended, was clearly no.
We got to take a difficult see at how able to raise our ceiling going forward.
