Having living through periods where we wondered whether the Nuggets franchise would survive, let alone stay in Denver, it is great to see how Kroenke and team have turned our beloved Nuggets into one of the more stable franchises in the NBA. In these difficult economic times, don't minimize how important having a stable franchise is to keeping a competitive team on the floor. Watching other games on NBA League Pass, I have been seeing a lot of empty seats around the League.

If stability is measured by financial strength, fan support, talented players under contract, coaching, front office, quality of arena and competiveness, I would put Denver in the Top 5 franchises in the League, along with the Lakers, Boston, San Antonio, and Portland. What do you think?