Denver Nuggets Receive Brutally Honest Take From 1-Time NBA Champion: 'Do They Look Like a Championship Contender? Hell No.'

The Denver Nuggets are off to a 2-2 start to open their 2024-25 campaign, and their performances in the first four games dont exactly scream title contender, at least according to ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins .

The one-time NBA champion showed no qualms upon criticizing the current state of the Denver Nuggets by calling out Nikola Jokic s supporting cast.

Does this Denver Nuggets team look like a Championship contender? Hell no.

When are Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.

going to take that leap to help Nikola Jokic? Jamal Murray hasnt done anything since the 2023 NBA Finals, Perkins stated via NBA on ESPN.

The thing about this (scoring 20+ points) is 30 points is the new norm in todays game.

So you going out averaging 20, 22 points, thats really not going to get it done, Perkins added about Jamal Murray.

To Perkins point, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.

have not been themselves this season.

Murray averages 18.8 points on 37.9 percent shooting from the field and 35 percent from three-point range .

On the other hand, Porter averages only 13.3 points on 39.6 percent shooting from the field and 29.6 percent from three-point range.

Nikola Jokic continues to do the heavy lifting for the Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets record wouldve been worse if it werent for Nikola Jokics heroics.

After recording 16 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists, and two steals during their opening loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder , the three-time league MVP dropped back-to-back 40-point games against the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors.

The Joker led the Denver Nuggets to their second straight win against the Brooklyn Nets , notching 29 points, 18 rebounds, and 16 assists while going 9-for-17 from the field and 11-for-13 from the charity stripe.

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