Less Yoda, more Vader. The Nuggets don’t need Russell Westbrook to be Bubble Jamal. They need him to be Bubble Dwight. As in Howard. Circa 2020. (Booooooooooooo!) Want to stick a fork in Minnesota? Stick an elbow in Ant. Want to make OKC go AWOL? Scramble Alex Caruso’s brain. Want to drive Dallas crazy? Play mind games with Kyrie. A pernicious preseason, combined with watching the Avs run out of players by Indigenous Peoples’ Day, might have you already contemplating the unthinkable about the 2023 NBA champs.