NBA: One burning question for every team as the 2017-18 stretch run begins

BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 11: Head coach Brad Stevens of the Boston Celtics looks on during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden on February 11, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 11: Head coach Brad Stevens of the Boston Celtics looks on during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden on February 11, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
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Denver Nuggets

Burning Question: Assuming they make the playoffs, what next piece will be added?

Let’s be optimistic and assume that the return of Paul Millsap will carry this team back to the playoffs, for the first time since the 2012-13 NBA season.

But, after what will likely be a first-round exit, what’s next? What is going to be the next piece that the Nuggets add to this talented roster? Last summer it was Paul Millsap. And it was costly. This team might not have the money to do that during free agency, so does that open them to make a deal via the trade market?

Is that something Denver wants to do, or will they continue to bet on their young talent developing?