13. Denver Nuggets (23-20)
The Nuggets are so close to surviving the last couple months without Paul Millsap in the lineup. Assuming that he returns around the NBA All-Star break, the Nuggets just need to survive a couple more weeks in the standings in order to have a legit shot at ending their playoff drought.
The question is, will this team make any moves at the trade deadline? They have the assets to be buyers if they choose to do so.
Denver could be an interesting team to watch in the second half of the season, and I don’t think anyone would really be surprised either way with this squad.