The Nuggets play their 41st game of 2023-24 on Sunday, crossing the halfway point of the regular season.
And what a fascinating regular season it has been around the NBA. In celebration of the halfway point, it’s about time for a championship check-in. Who’s the biggest threat to dethrone Denver? Rather than a typical power ranking, which captures a specific moment in time, the 15 teams listed in this exercise are ranked by 2024 NBA championship capability based on the sample size so far.
That makes for more complex decisions taking into account ceiling, conference depth and trade deadline potential, rather than simply win-loss record.