Denver still has the best player in the world in Nikola Jokić. With a exception of a down postseason from his running mate in 2024, Jokić and Jamal Murray are among the league's bigger playoff risers. And the Nuggets ending the season 3-0 under their interim coach could be more than the typical "new coach bump."

There is one week left in the regular season. How well did every team answer its pressing concern coming into the year?

KAT was a hit in his first season in the Big Apple, complementing his best scoring average (24.4) since the 2021-22 season with a career-high 12.8 rebounds, a career-best-tying 1.0 steals and the second-best three point shooting percentage (42.0) of his decorated NBA tenure.