The miracle of Nikola Jokic that brought Denver a long-sought championship also landed the Nuggets in the mess they’re stuck in now. Joker is too great for the team’s own good. While that might sound crazy, his generational talent fooled Stan and Josh Kroenke into believing they had a core worthy of being a perennial NBA title contender. The Nuggets have foolishly fallen victim to the Joker Halo Effect. Please allow me to explain. As we’ve heard teammates preach with evangelical zeal, being a disciple of Jokic makes playing the hard game of basketball infinitely easier. With a nearly bottomless bag of tricks that includes a soft shooting touch, hard-nosed rebounding and otherworldly court vision that made him famous, Joker elevates the productivity of teammates significantly above their natural skill levels. And that gospel truth applies equally to an All-Star like Jamal Murray or a journeyman named Bruce Brown.…