Tim Legler on If Nuggets Are REAL Contenders, BIG Win Streak, Is Jokic The BEST in the World & More
Tim Legler joins Brendan Vogt on the show to break down whether the Denver Nuggets are real NBA championship contenders as Denver heads toward the 2026 NBA Playoffs riding a 10-game winning streak and holding the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. He also dives into Nikola Jokic’s latest dominant stretch, where the three-time MVP has pushed himself back into the heart of one of the NBA’s tightest MVP races while continuing to put up historic all-around numbers for the Nuggets. Plus, hear Tim’s thoughts on Jamal Murray’s huge season, Denver’s playoff ceiling, and why Jokic and the Nuggets still look like one of the biggest threats in the Western Conference.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Are the Nuggets real contenders?
1:24 – What happened to Jokic earlier this season?
2:44 – Is Jokic back to best in the world form?
4:19 – Jokic’s MVP case vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6:00 – Jamal Murray’s All-NBA case
8:01 – Denver’s playoff ceiling
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Speaking of "grind and challenge," we're looking at going through Timberwolves>Spurs>Thunder>East champ, and, oh by the way, the east has won 3 of the last 7 championships. I don't predict we're going 16-4 like we did three years ago. I also wouldn't be surprised if we win two out of every three games and persevere. Gonna come down to: 1) will Adelman go deep into his bench and trust whatever happens instead of condensing the roster and wearing everyone out, and 2) can we get some rebounding from our forwards, as we miss MPJ's rebounding more than his scoring.
Jokic=6xMVP
How is shia close to be as good as him ahahaha this guys are so lame dude we not talking about team success lol
Legs is an East Coast guard clearly biased in his opinions . His inability to recognize the subtleties of Jokics game has contributed to espns bs takes… Check out Jokić stats on the 10 game winning streak and tell me there’s another player in the league capable of producing those number… ever…..6x wether he says it or not…
Jokic had a knee injury! You guys who are “experts” wtf you should know this
5:45 way to get at him! Ahah great response 👍
MVP conversation
Wemby: Half of game is defense
SGA: NAH! half of the game is free throw
Jokic: I like my horse
Luka: what is defense?
Its not rocket. science, he got injured and then worked his way back to full fitness
THEY SNUBBED HIM 2 TIMES JUST TO PROTECT THE SO CALLED "GREAT PLAYERS" OF THE PAST!!!
I ALSO SEE SOME REVERSE RACISM IN THIS CASE! SAME WITH CAITLIN C!
Those 10 W means nothing if we dont win tonight
And still not whole: P Watson and S Jones play significant defensive roles. Go Nuggets!
2nd straight year averaging a triple double……yeah but. Leading the league in rebounds and assists as a center…..yeah but. Leading the entire league in 6 of 11 statistical categories……yeah but. His team has had the starting 5 in place for a fraction of the season…….yeah but. We all know he is the MVP, but the haters have the vote unfortunately.
P is for player, not team. And Jokic doesn't have 8 players who could be all-defense like OKC does. They are gonna finish third despite only having the starting five together 21 games.