Team needs: Point guard play, forcing turnovers, rim protection

With Nikola Jokic holding down the middle Denver's really fine at center...offensively speaking. They have nothing in terms of rim protection. This season, they allowed 51.9% shooting from two, which led to an effective field goal percentage against of 53.2%, good for 28th in the league. They were 27th in blocks per game (4.0) while also lacking any type of steal production (6.9 per).

Texas' Jarrett Allen could fill the void with or without Jokic on the floor. Not only did he put up 24.3 points and 15.3 rebounds per 100 possessions, he also contributed 2.8 blocks at a rate of 5.0%. Further, he had 1.0 steals per 100 while accumulated a DBPM of 4.6 in 33 games.