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Soon-to-be second-year signal-caller Drew Lock is currently gearing up for his first full season as the starter under center for the Denver Broncos. However, Lock apparently still has his sights set on being a two-sport athlete as the up-and-coming quarterback recently offered up his services to the Denver Nuggets, who are now preparing to restart […]

The Los Angeles Lakers head into the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida as one of the teams to beat in the Western Conference. LeBron James and company will be rested, healthy, and ready to go with two new additions, JR Smith and Dion Waiters, eager to help this team win it all. Along with the […]

During a conference call with reporters, Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap revealed his hotel room doesn’t have a window. The Nuggets are staying at the Gran Destino Tower at Disney World. Paul Millsap says his room at Disney World doesn't have a window. — Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) July 10, 2020 Well, this is certainly […]

Great news for Colorado residents and fans of passing big men alike: Denver Nuggets star player Nikola Jokic is on his way to Orlando, Florida. The Serbian center was officially cleared of the coronavirus and has been permitted to travel to the NBA Disney World bubble, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. As recently […]

Newly-minted Denver Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth shared some behind-the-scenes details on scouting in the international scene. From his point of view, drafting a player like Nikola Jokic is possible. Booth, a former 10-year NBA vet, shared his priorities when it comes to scouting. He noted that international scouting has its advantages over looking at […]

Since being drafted by the Denver Nuggets in 2003, Carmelo Anthony, then from Syracuse University eventually shot up to the ranks of NBA icons as one of the most feared scorers in the league. Back in 2003, Lebron James was the first pick overall, Melo was the third. Today, however, we’re going to talk about […]

Bol Bol is a fun guy – plain and simple. The son of NBA legend Manute Bol, Bol has always been an intriguing figure. Listed as one of the tallest players in the NBA, the Denver Nuggets center would almost automatically turn heads whenever he enters any room. The Sudanese stands at a whopping 7-foot-2 […]

The Denver Nuggets departed for Orlando on Tuesday, but All-Star big man Nikola Jokic wasn’t on the flight. According to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN, Jokic is still in Serbia. The Nuggets star is healthy and has tested negative for COVID-19 after contracting the virus a few weeks ago. However, he has to produce two negative […]

Even though veteran point guard Raymond Felton is not currently employed by a NBA franchise, he has spent 14 seasons atop the highest level and definitely knows a thing or two about how the game works. With his playing future now as uncertain as it ever has been, there is no doubt that Felton would […]

Nikola Jokic was one of the first players to return a positive test for the novel coronavirus, doing so in his native Serbia before the recent wave of team-wide testing. The Denver Nuggets star isn’t allowed to travel back to Denver to join his teammates at the practice facility until he tests negative twice. Jokic’s […]

Having joined the NBA in 1976, the Denver Nuggets do not have the storied history of the Boston Celtics or the New York Knicks. Nevertheless, this proud franchise has had a colorful history, which includes more than a few memorable moments. Today we take a look at five of the greatest moments in Denver Nuggets […]

The NBA continues to put out fires before their planned restart in Disney World. Will Barton is only adding fuel to that said fire. The Denver Nuggets’ wing player expressed his dismay in a report from Mike Singer of the Denver Post. “I don’t see us going down there and wearing George Floyd T-shirts before […]

Branislav Jokic, the father of Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, assured everything is “fine” after his son contracted the novel coronavirus while at his native land in Serbia. Jokic, who contracted the virus last week, is asymptomatic and will sit out for another week before traveling to the United States to rejoin his team prior […]

Denver Nuggets star big man Nikola Jokic has tested positive for COVID-19 in Serbia, per Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Jokic has been asymptomatic since testing positive last week. The Nuggets’ franchise player is expected to be cleared to travel to Denver within a week. Reporting with @WindhorstESPN: Nuggets star Nikola Jokic tested […]

With the highly anticipated NBA season set to resume on July 30 after a lengthy hiatus, a lot of different questions loom over the 22 teams going out to the Orlando bubble. The Denver Nuggets held a 43-22 record and sat in third place in the Western Conference standings before heading into the break.  They’ve […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone revealed he tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after the NBA season was suspended. Malone told CBS4 that he didn’t find out he tested positive until months later. “On March 20 I started not feeling well,” Malone said. “We reached out to our team doctors to see if I could get a […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic may have come in contact with a Serbian player who tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Jokic had gone viral last week, showing a slimmed-down frame while taking part in a bench huddle in his native land. Pictures show the Nuggets center in close proximity to Nikola Jankovic, a center […]

Have you seen Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic lately? The All-Star big man has often been rather laissez-faire when it has come to his playing weight, which has typically hovered between 275 to 300 pounds. But Jokic clearly felt the need to make a physical change during the NBA’s three-month hiatus. “Joker” has dropped a […]

The rumors are true: Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is skinny now. Take a look for yourself: THIN JOKIC ALERT (🎥 by @Breza89)pic.twitter.com/WYwpDSZ5cQ — Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) June 11, 2020 Nuggets teammate Jamal Murray recently joked that Jokic now has a “four pack,” and other members of the organization have noted the weight loss during this […]

Over Denver Nuggets history, they’ve acquired most of their top talent—e.g. David Thompson, Carmelo Anthony, Alex English, Dan Issel, Fat Lever, Dikembe Mutombo, Nikola Jokic—via trades or the draft. They’ve typically been modest free agent spenders—rarely producing splashes or massive misfires. With that in mind, let’s look at the five worst signings in Nuggets history. […]

The NBA plans to move forward on a proposal, approved by both the league’s Board of Governors and NBPA this week, to resume the 2019-20 season with only 22 teams coming to play out several regular season games before heading into the playoffs. For Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, that means a championship is in […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has been getting some work during quarantine. And sure enough, Jamal Murray didn’t waste the opportunity and joked about his teammate on Friday, saying that Jokic has been getting pretty shredded. “Joker got a little four pack,” the Nuggets guard said, per Harrison Wind of DNVR Sports. “It’s kind […]

With the NBA looking to resume the current season in a singular neutral venue the rest of the way, some teams have been looking into how this might work against them in terms of having the home-court advantage in the playoffs. Should the league’s bubble idea come into play, higher-seeded teams in the playoffs will […]

Much has been made about the overall fitness level of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. The 6-foot-11 big man does not exactly possess the most chiseled of NBA physiques, so naturally, some folks could not help but wonder how Jokic has been keeping in shape amidst the challenges presented by the coronavirus lockdown. As it […]

The Denver Nuggets franchise has been home to some of the best players in basketball history. While the organization doesn’t have any ABA or NBA championships to show for it, the franchise has consistently put out talented players each and every season since it became a professional squad in 1967. For this piece, we’ll be […]

From his perspective, Jerami Grant exceeded his contract’s worth in the 2019-20 season. As such, the forward has no plans of picking up his $9 million option with the Denver Nuggets come free agency. During an appearance on Yahoo Sports’ Posted Up with Chris Haynes podcast (via FanSided), Grant pretty much confirmed that he will […]

Seven jerseys hang in the rafters at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, the home of the Denver Nuggets. While the Nuggets have yet to win an NBA championship, they have been home to some of the greatest players in basketball history, some of them who are forever memorialized with their jersey numbers retired by […]

With the NBA seemingly on the brink of announcing a plan on how it intends to resume the current season, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has signed off on his preferred playoff format. According to Morey, his Rockets would have a considerable advantage if the league opts to adapt a “conference-less” playoff bracket, which […]

In the wake of the unfortunate death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, former NBA player Stephen Jackson has been sharing insight into his longtime relationship with Floyd, whom he grew up with in Houston. “Nobody was more proud of my growth and my fatherhood more than #BigFloydDaGod. We will get justice. They will be writing […]

The Denver Nuggets have been around since 1967. They were initially called the Denver Rockets from 1967 to 1974 before changing their name to the Nuggets for the 1974-75 season. The franchise has an overall record of 2,159-2,128. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look at every trade deadline move the Nuggets have made […]

Andre Iguodala has had a lengthy NBA career with a lot of accomplishments. He has three NBA championships attached to his name, along with a Finals MVP in 2015 and an All-Star nod in 2012. Even though he’s nearing the end of his career, Iguodala is still valuable to any team looking to contend for […]

There is no denying that Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is one of the best big men in the game today. The Nuggets absolutely found themselves a gem in the Serbian national when they selected him 41st overall in the 2014 NBA Draft. As it turns out, Jokic’s stock plummeted during the draft, which […]

The Denver Nuggets are among six league franchises to never appear in the NBA Finals, failing to represent the Western Conference during their 44-year history in the league. The Nuggets only appeared in one Finals—losing the 1976 ABA championship before shipping over to the NBA. There’s hope the current group can break through, though, with […]

On May 7, 1994, the eighth-seeded Denver Nuggets defeated the 63-win Seattle SuperSonics to advance to the Western Conference semifinals—marking the first time an eight seeded team won a playoff series. In their honor, let’s revisit (and rank) the 8-over-1 upsets in NBA history. 5) 2012: Philadelphia 76ers over Chicago Bulls (4-2) This first-round series—and […]

The Denver Nuggets would be playing in the postseason now had the 2019-20 season not been suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. After all, with All-Star big man Nikola Jokic leading the way, they have established themselves as legitimate threats in the Western Conference. Denver was in third place in the West — only behind the […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker has been lighting it up from the field for the majority of the 2019-20 NBA regular season. However, he still finds it hard to produce buckets at times, particularly when going up against Los Angeles Clippers stopper Kawhi Leonard or the entire Denver Nuggets team. Speaking to Liam McKeone of […]

The Denver Nuggets have been around for a long time. This storied franchise was established in 1967 — then the Denver Rockets — and they have had a pretty interesting history since. Part of that history is how they have had success in free agency over the years. Below is our top five list of […]

The latest episodes of “The Last Dance” heavily featured Chicago Bulls bad boy Dennis Rodman. Fans have been hearing some great (and not so great) narratives about him as of late, but one that stands out is a tribute from none other than Denver Nuggets legend and NBA Hall of Famer Alex English. According to […]

The Denver Nuggets had a stellar 43-22 record before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19. Denver was in third place in the rugged Western Conference standings and looked primed to go on a deep postseason run. In 2018-19, head coach Michael Malone guided the Nuggets franchise to the playoffs for the first time […]