Paul Klee: Nikola Jokic is the NBA MVP, but Denver Nuggets' team culture deserves a vote
That’s all it took. Yes, it is an inarguable fact But let’s pause for a moment to consider another critical factor in the Nuggets’ relentless ability to stick around despite injuries to starters Jamal Murray and Will Barton and sixth-man supreme Monte Morris: “I’ve never experienced a team or organization like this,” as NBA veteran Austin Rivers said the other day. “It’s so about ‘we’ and not ‘me.’” It dawned on me last week when a third college coach asked how the Nuggets are still winning despite myriad obstacles — how they built a locker-room culture that’s ...
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