After nearly beating the Oklahoma City Thunder in game seven in last season’s Western Conference Semifinals, the Denver Nuggets have retooled their roster this season. The Nuggets knew they needed to take action to win another title. They started by trading Michael Porter Jr. to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Cameron Johnson.

Then, they added Jonas Valanciunas to back up Nikola Jokic. One subtle move they made this offseason was bringing back Bruce Brown. The 29-year-old, who was part of the Nuggets’ 2023 championship, bounced around several teams before landing with Denver again. During the Nuggets’ media day, Nikola Jokic joked about Bruce Brown’s return with the team.

“Bruce (Brown) is back. We won with him. Need to save his career again,” per Nikola Jokic on a post by DNVR Nuggets

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