The Fan’s hosts see various results for the Nuggets this season
Oct 23, 2019, 4:58 PM | Updated: 7:53 pm
The Nuggets are one of the trendy picks in the NBA this season. A year after earning the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, a lot of basketball pundits think the team can do even more in 2019-20. And with the league as wide open as it’s ever been, with no reigning super team ready to trounce to competition, the sky is the limit for Michael Malone’s squad.
What does that all add up to this season? Here’s how the hosts on 104.3 The Fan think the Nuggets will do this year:
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SCHLERETH AND EVANS | M-F | 6A-9A
Mike Evans
Nuggets Record: 56-26
Playoff Prediction: Western Conference Finals or bust!
Bold Prediction: Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Gary Harris all make the Western Conference All-Star team
Mark Schlereth
Nuggets Record: 55-27
Playoff Prediction: Western Conference Finals
Bold Prediction: Nikola Jokic wins the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award
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ORLANDO AND SANDY | M-F | 9A-12P
Orlando Franklin
Nuggets Record: 53-29
Playoff Prediction: NBA champions
Bold Prediction: Michael Malone will be named the NBA’s Coach of the Year
Sandy Clough
Nuggets Record: 52-30
Playoff Prediction: Western Conference Finals
Bold Prediction: Jerami Grant gets more minutes than Millsap or Porter during the season and is a starter by the midpoint of the year
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STOKLEY AND ZACH | M-F | 12P-3P
Brandon Stokley
Nuggets Record: 50-32
Playoff Prediction: Western Conference Semifinals
Bold Prediction: Jerami Grant will win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award
Zach Bye
Nuggets Record: 52-30
Playoff Prediction: Western Conference Finals
Bold Prediction: Jamal Murray will be named an All-Star
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THE DRIVE | M-F | 3P-7P
D-Mac
Nuggets Record: 60-22
Playoff Prediction: Western Conference Finals
Bold Prediction: Michael Porter Jr. will win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award
Nick Ferguson
Nuggets Record: 49-33
Playoff Prediction: First Round; the Nuggets will be the sixth seed and get bounced by the Lakers
Bold Prediction: Michael Porter Jr. will become a starter by midseason, only to be put back on the shelf due to the injury bug
Tyler Polumbus
Nuggets Record: 52-30
Playoff Prediction: Western Conference Finals
Bold Prediction: Michael Malone will be named the NBA’s Coach of the Year
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THE FAN LATE NIGHT | M-F | 9P-12A
Shawn Drotar
Nuggets Record: 53-29
Playoff Prediction: Western Conference Semifinals
Bold Prediction: Fearing his eventual departure to the Lakers after signing with LeBron James’ friend Rich Paul and his agency, Klutch Sports, the Nuggets trade Malik Beasley at the deadline… and regret it
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Who will be right? We’ll find out come April, May and June.
