There is no non-playoff team that enters the offseason with more pressure than the Denver Nuggets.
After finishing ninth in the Western Conference in 2016-17, they were expected to be a playoff team this season. Despite a six-game improvement, Denver finished in the lottery for a fifth consecutive year.
Let's look ahead to the free agency, draft and trade decisions facing Denver this offseason, including big contract decisions on Nikola Jokic and Will Barton.