The Denver Nuggets draft strategy is ahead of the pack

The Denver Nuggets have been innovators in the NBA for quite a while now. Built around a second-round pick, the Nuggets have unearthed a championship formula by zagging from the league's standards for roster building in multiple ways. Firstly, their superstar is a plodding, 300-lb center who's more known for his playmaking than his defense. While most title contenders now either have an elite rim protector manning the middle or play small to try to negate the paint presence of their opponents, Denver has built a championship-caliber defense around a center that mostly plays below the rim. Not only ...