3x MVP Nikola Jokic is in the building for Nuggets Media Day with a brand new awesome beard 📸🎩🦅

Here are some key takeaways from the Denver Nuggets media day on Thursday: Nikola Jokic can grow a wonderful beard/goatee, Jamal Murray aspires to be an MMA fighter, and Aaron Gordon had a fantastic yard sale this summer while organising his closet.

Oh, and no one was pleased with not defending their crown. They’re prepared to return to the NBA summit, but with a different look. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Reggie Jackson both left the team. Dario Saric and Russell Westbrook have been brought on.

Of course, there are the established players: Jokic, a three-time NBA MVP, and Murray, who recently inked a four-year, $208 million contract extension. The Nuggets finished the season with 57 wins, tying the team record, but were ousted in the second round of the playoffs by Minnesota. Denver lost a 20-point second-half lead in Game 7 at home.