Nuggets' Gordon-Jokic-Murray-Johnson-Braun Five Posts a +13.5 Net Rating
Denver's five of A. Gordon, N. Jokic, J. Murray, C. Johnson and C. Braun was +13.5 in 2025-26, and the sample is still small.
+13.5. That was the net rating for the Nuggets' lineup of A. Gordon, N. Jokić, J. Murray, C. Johnson and C. Braun in 2025-26.
The two ends of the floor both helped. The five scored at an offensive rating of 127 and allowed a defensive rating of 113.4. Neither number is a fluke of one side carrying the other. Denver was good at scoring and good at stopping the other team with this group on the floor.
The sample is real but not huge. This group played 23 games together and 360 minutes. That is enough time to see a pattern. It is not enough to treat the pattern as settled. A few hot shooting nights, or a few cold ones for opponents, can move a rating like this a long way over 360 minutes.
What would keep it high? Jokić and Murray would need to keep creating good shots for Gordon, Johnson and Braun. The defense would need to stay near 113.4 without giving back the offense. If the offense slips from 127, the net rating shrinks quickly, even if the defense holds.
What would bring it down? Opponents shoot better against this group than they did in 2025-26. A change in who plays next to Jokić and Murray would also break up the five. Any one of those changes would pull the number toward something more ordinary.
For now, the +13.5 is a strong result from a group that earned real minutes. It is a reason to watch this five when it takes the floor, and a reason to wait for more games before calling it the Nuggets' best lineup. FACTS: { "kind": "lineup", "season": "2025-26", "time_frame": "these numbers are from the 2025-26 season, as of 2026-06-13: say so plainly (\"last season\", \"in 2025-26\")", "team": "Nuggets", "player": null, "games": 23, "lineup": "A. Gordon - N. Jokić - J. Murray - C. Johnson - C. Braun", "minutes": 360, "headline": { "label": "net rating for this five", "value": "+13.5" }, "def_rating": 113.4, "net_rating": 13.5, "off_rating": 127, "season_label": "2025-26" }