ESPN's Shams Charania believes Nikola Jokić has become more "comfortable" with his leadership role on the Denver Nuggets since the front office turnover at the end of the 2024-25 regular season.

The Nuggets will head into Thursday night's matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers with an opportunity to wrap up the four-five series in the Western Conference. That is a pretty good position to be in with interim head coach David Adelman.

Nikola Jokic has been unleashed since the Nuggets fired Michael Malone with a handful of games before the NBA playoffs.