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2016-17 Northwest Division Preview: Denver Nuggets' new look makes them competitive in the West

The Denver Nuggets have spent the last few years wandering the Western Conference wilderness after George Karl's fun 2013 team fell apart after a 57-25 season. Can their young core take a step forward this season?

The Denver Nuggets are a vastly unnoticed team in the Western Conferences' roiling bloodbath. Three years of mediocre 30-odd-win seasons have left them in the rear-view mirror of a Conference that is arduous to rebuild in. However, Mike Malone and his men are beginning to construct a team worthy of a return to prominence.

Rebuilding is a frustrating process, more so in the NBA than perhaps any other professional sport.