Josh Kroenke said all the right things. And his message was completely wrong.
He hears the clock ticking on Nikola Jokic’s prime. But his plan to maximize his brilliance came across as tone deaf.
Kroenke is prepared to run it back. He did not say those words exactly. But make no mistake, next year’s Nuggets could look a lot like last year’s.
They will never win another championship doing this. Keeping this current roster together is the equivalent of working out on a stationary bike. It feels good. But you go nowhere.
The Nuggets received one of the greatest seasons ever from their three-time MVP — Jokic averaged a triple-double and became a 3-point ace — and they failed to unseat the annoying Oklahoma City Thunder.