If our NBA Summer Forecast predicts anything, it's this: We're in for an absolute slugfest in the Western Conference as teams try to chase down the defending champion Denver Nuggets after their dominant 2022-23 campaign.
With most of the Nuggets' core healthy and returning, such a task might not be so easy. Then again, this is the conference with Stephen Curry and the refueled Golden State Warriors; Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns; and Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks.