Basketball, my friends, is back.

We’ve waited a long time, we’ve endured a lot of pain, but on Wednesday night, the Nuggets will tip off against the the Houston Rockets, and we can put all that behind us. As the Denver Nuggets have told us themselves, “It’s a new day.”

Erase the atrocity that was the 2014-15 Nuggets from your mind, and let’s move on. Bask in the glory of a star rookie. Revel in the fact that Danilo Gallinari is healthy and motivated. Get excited for the European towers that will make up our front line.

This Nuggets team may not be as good as the one that won 57 games, but they have a chance to be just as fun.

But before we hit tipoff, let’s take one more close look at Denver’s rotation. Here are the seven best Denver Nuggets players heading into the 2015 season:

(Spoiler: J.J. Hickson DID NOT make the list)