The Nuggets currently have the fourth-best lineup in the NBA, but it’s not the unit you may think. Denver’s best lineup, and their only one that’s a top-five unit in the league, is their current starting lineup of Jamal Murray, Cam Johnson, Peyton Watson, Spencer Jones, and Nikola Jokic, a lineup that is +17.9 net rating.
It’s amazing that the team’s best lineup is playing even better than the regular starting lineup, which features Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon in place of Watson and Jones. That lineup has a +13.1 net rating, which is seventh-best in the league, but since AG and CB went out with injuries, the starting lineup has played even better.