⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tom's Title Tiers #17

Nikola Jokic is doing things we've haven't seen in the modern NBA.

Look at that bicep. Now look at this stat I found. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Nikola Jokic is reinventing ways to score the basketball. It’s solidifying the Denver Nuggets’ legitimacy at the top of the league. I think.

Welcome to another edition of Tom’s Title Tiers. A reminder: This is my subjective list based largely on objective data. This is not a pure, analytical ranking. You’re here because you want to know what I think, to get inside my brain a little bit. Consider this a weekly report of what I see on film; what I glean from the numbers; what I hear on the phone; what I read in the news; what I feel.

This week’s featured squad: the Denver Nuggets.

Here’s a quick rundown of each tier.

Tom’s Title Tiers

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is a complete team, no notes.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Just missing that one thing.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ One move away from being one move away.

⭐️⭐️ So much has to break right.

⭐️ Sooo you’re saying there’s a chance.

So, is anyone threatening the Denver Nuggets’ repeat campaign? Am I sounding the alarm on sliding Sacramento or stuck-in-the-mud Miami? What about Milwaukee?

Let’s find out.

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This is a complete team, no notes.