NBA 2018-19: Western Conference Power Rankings Week 8

#3 Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets are top 10 in the league right now, in both offensive & defensive rating.

As the season progresses, the Denver Nuggets are becoming the team to beat in the West. What they represent is one of the more complete squads in the league on both ends of the floor.

Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, Gary Harris, Will Barton are all averaging at least 16 points per game or more. With arguably the most unguardable center at the helm, the Nuggets have shown that they can beat any team, anywhere, anywhere if need be.

They have slipped off the top spot in the West lately, and are carrying a 17-9 win-loss record, just half-a-game behind the current leaders. They've come a long way from finishing 9th in the Western Conference last year and being denied the playoff spot they so dearly deserved.

Coach Malone has done a terrific job at keeping Denver on pace to finish the season off on a high, despite injuries to prominent players from the roster. With a core group of promising young players, this is just the beginning of success road for the Mile High City.