An anonymous Denver front office executive told Keith Smith of Spotrac that the club's newly reconstituted brain trust, led by executive vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer and executive vice president of player personnel Jon Wallace, had full confidence in its ability to retain the 2023 Finals MVP.

However, when it comes down to it, Denver will only go as far as Nikola Jokic can take them. A three-time MVP who came up short of a fourth in a historic season, the superstar has been taking some time for himself this offseason,