In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, Denver Post beat writer Bennett Durando is joined by USA Today national NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt to talk about Denver and the NBA. Among the topics discussed:

+ The Western Conference appears to be loaded. Where do things stand in the hierarchy around the Nuggets? Bennett and Jeff give their thoughts.

+ Lebron James gave Jeff a special shout out at the All-Star Game. The two talk about that and LeBron reaching 40,000 career points against the Nuggets in a prime-time showdown.

+ The Suns took down the Nuggets in a thriller on Tuesday night. What can be gleaned from that result?

Producer: AAron Ontiveroz

Music: "The Last Dragons" by Schama Noel