The Nuggets have felt the pressure before. By capturing the 2023 NBA title, Denver made clear that the window for multiple championships was wide open. Nikola Jokić was—and may still be—the best player in basketball. He has an ideal supporting cast, including Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon, and a smart organization committed to building a sustainable winner around him.  And with that level of success comes immense pressure. The Nuggets fell in seven games to the Timberwolves in the 2024 Western Conference semifinals. The following year, after a four-game skid to begin April, the team shockingly fired coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth , charting a new path with just three games left in the regular season. They’d win those games under new coach David Adelman, and knocked off the Clippers to begin the playoffs before falling in seven games to the eventual NBA champion Thunder. Elimination by OKC in seven games, less than two months into a new coach’s tenure, was one thing.…