The Nuggets seemed to have picked up where they left off last season, all the hard work Carmelo put in this summer is really paying off. Ive always thought he was one of the best offensive players in the game, he has never had to work as hard as Kobe, LeBron or Wade to score and he has the “look” this season and if he continues his strong play, they will be dangerous. The Nuggets frontline needs to step up their play to take the Nuggets to the next level, rookie point guard Ty Lawson is making some teams regret passing him over in the draft with his strong play to start the season.

The Nuggets defense has been so much better this season, J.R Smith is even playing defense this season. The Nuggets could use another frontline player to really compete with the Spurs and Lakers in a 7 game series.

Trade idea 1 – Nuggets Trade Malik Allen, Renaldo Balkman and a first to the Warriors for Ronny Turiaf

Trade idea 2 – Nuggets trade Anthony Carter and Malik Allen to the Wizards for Fabricio Oberto

Everything went right for the Nuggets last season, can it repeat this season? The Nuggets made a few minor moves this offseason, while the other top teams made major shakeups. Arron Afflalo and Joey Graham should replace Jones’s production and trading for Ty Lawson will prove to really help long term this season, once he takes over the backup point guard duties. Can Kenyon Martin, Nene and Chris Anderson stay healthy this season? J.R. Smith is the best 6th man in the league, hes instant offense off the bench. Carmelo Anthony is getting some talk of joining the MVP dicussion this season after his strong showing in the playoffs.

Key Additions: Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo, Joey Graham

Key Subtractions: Dahntay Jones

Projected Starting Lineup: Chauncey Billups/ Arron Afflalo/ Carmelo Anthony/ Kenyon Martin/ Nene Hilario

Key Reserves: J.R. Smith, Chris Anderson, Ty Lawson, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Balkman, Joey Graham, Malik Allen

-Bennice