Getty Images/Ringer illustration The Timberwolves ended their season, but the Nuggets' repeat campaign was flawed from the beginning. Now they face some difficult decisions to get their dynasty hopes back on track. The back-to-back championship dream is over for Denver Nuggets players, fans, and coaches. But for their general manager, going back-to-back was never the biggest priority. "I just want dudes that we try to develop, and it's sustainable," Nuggets GM Calvin Booth told me last August. "If it costs us the chance to win a championship this year, so be it. It's worth the investment. It's more about winning three out of six, three out of seven, four out of eight than it is about trying to go back-to-back." This quote is from a feature published on opening night about the Nuggets' hopes of building a dynasty. There was real optimism that Nikola Jokic could power the Nuggets to back-to-back titles, making them the first team to do it since the Warriors did it in 2017 and 2018. Denver was the clear favorite to win it all again, despite losing two key rotation players in Bruce Brown and Jeff Green to free agency. But only rookies and journeyman vets were added to plug in the...