ESPN's Shams Charania believes Nikola Jokić has become more "comfortable" with his leadership role on the Denver Nuggets since the front office turnover at the end of the 2024-25 regular season.

The Nuggets will head into Thursday night's matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers with an opportunity to wrap up the four-five series in the Western Conference. That is a pretty good position to be in with interim head coach David Adelman.

Ahead of the Nuggets and Clippers Game 6 on Thursday, ESPN's Shams Charania reported that the organization deciding to let Malone go in the days leading up to the playoffs allowed