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Nikola Jokic and Jayson Tatum have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week. Jokic averaged 27.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists as the Denver Nuggets went 3-0. Tatum, meanwhile, put up 29.8 points and 7.5 rebounds as the Boston Celtics went 4-0: NBA Players of the Week for Week 16. West: Nikola Jokic […]

The Denver Nuggets were relatively quiet prior to the NBA trade deadline besides a late-join in the four-team trade that sent Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez out of town. Yet before being a late addition to the trade between the Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves, they discussed trading Gary Harris, along with […]

Another serviceable combo guard has been added to the NBA unrestricted free agent list, as the Phoenix Suns opened up a roster spot by waiving Tyler Johnson on Sunday. With several teams unable to reach a deal upon the trade deadline last Thursday, picking up from the free agent pool will be their last chance […]

Ahead of the Denver Nuggets contest against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone told the media he had reached out to the three players recently traded by the team. Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez, and Jarred Vanderbilt were all traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Malone wished them well before their first […]

The Denver Nuggets are likely to get a key contributor back in the lineup, with veteran power forward Paul Millsap expected to return on Saturday against the Phoenix Suns. Millsap was upgraded to probable for the matchup, according to the Action Network’s Matt Moore. Paul Millsap upgraded to probable for Nuggets Saturday. MPJ, Plumlee out, […]

The Denver Nuggets have waived veteran shooting guard Gerald Green. The Nuggets acquired Green from the Houston Rockets as part of the four-team trade between Denver, Houston, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks before the deadline. The Nuggets have officially waived Gerald Green as expected. Denver currently has one open roster spot. — Harrison Wind […]

The Washington Wizards have decided to trade Jordan McRae to the Denver Nuggets for Shabazz Napier, according to a report from Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. McRae, now 28 years of age, has played for several teams since entering the NBA as a second-round pick in 2014, including the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and most […]

Not only is Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic one of the best big men in all of the NBA, but the 7-foot Serbian is also a player you can count on with the game on the line. Jokic proved that with a clutch play on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz. Down one with just over […]

The tragic death of Kobe Bryant last month sent shockwaves throughout the NBA world. Seeing as Bryant remains one of the most influential players in league history, many current players have decided to change their jersey numbers in honor of the former Los Angeles Lakers superstar. Bryant wore both nos. 8 and 24 throughout his […]

The 12-player, four-team trade between the Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Denver Nuggets was a late-night splash, unlike anything the league had seen in the last two decades. Now that the water has settled, let’s take a look at which teams came out on top of this wild trade, roughly 36 hours […]

The Denver Nuggets played a huge role in Wednesday’s landscape-shifting four-team blockbuster trade. While the deal centered around Robert Covington joining the Houston Rockets and Clint Capela landing with the Atlanta Hawks, there’s no doubt that Denver’s involvement in the deal will have a significant effect on their team both in the short term and […]

The Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets have agreed to a four-team trade headlined by Clint Capela and Robert Covington. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Rockets are getting Covington and Jordan Bell from the Timberwolves. The Hawks, meanwhile, get Capela and Nene from the Western Conference powerhouse. The Timberwolves, on the […]

Some league insiders have questioned whether New York Knicks owner James Dolan is as all-in on Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri as advertised, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Dolan reportedly might not hire Ujiri due to his role in the Carmelo Anthony trade with the Denver Nuggets which took place back […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets are among the teams interested in veteran point guard Darren Collison, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Collison is considering a February return to the NBA and the Lakers and Clippers are emerging as his two preferred destinations: The Lakers, Clippers, Sixers and […]

Denver Nuggets forward Juancho Hernangomez is drawing interest from the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports. Also reported in here: #Nuggets seeking second-round pick for Juancho Hernangomez. One team that’s inquired about him? The Atlanta Hawks. https://t.co/XNMiLw77KR — Mike Singer (@msinger) February 4, 2020 As @msinger reports Atlanta interest in Hernangomez, he […]

The Denver Nuggets remain bullish on the future of Michael Porter Jr., who is in his rookie season after missing all of last season recovering from his back injury. The Nuggets may be active at the trade deadline, but Porter isn’t going anywhere: “Michael Porter Jr. is not going anywhere,” The Athletic’s Sam Amick said […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly have interest in Denver Nuggets guard Malik Beasley ahead of the NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline, according to reports. Any pursuit the Timberwolves have right now is secondary to that of Golden State Warriors All-Star D’Angelo Russell: Told there is truth to this. As for what makes sense to head Denver’s […]

The Denver Nuggets have reportedly made shooting guard Gary Harris “very available” in trade talks, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. The Nuggets are among the teams with interest in New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday and it may take parting ways with Harris to get Holiday to Denver: The Nuggets and Heat […]

The Denver Nuggets will be without small forward Michael Porter Jr. on Sunday when they take on the Detroit Pistons. Porter is dealing with a right ankle injury. Michael Porter Jr. will not play tomorrow against the Pistons after leaving last night’s win over the Bucks with a right ankle injury, Nuggets say. Paul Millsap, […]

The rosters for the 2020 Rising Stars Challenge were released on Friday, and Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. was a notable absentee. Nuggets head coach Mike Malone previously expressed his frustration with Porter’s snub, and the youngster himself echoed his coach’s sentiment. “He knows I deserve to be a Rising Star, be in that […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday has garnered plenty of attention this season as a potential trade target. Especially among the contending teams. The Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat are reportedly two teams interested in acquiring the two-way combo guard. Via Shams Charania of The Athletic Denver and Miami are among interested teams in […]

Jerami Grant might not have had his best scoring night on Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks. But he did find ways to impact the game nonetheless. The Denver Nuggets forward finished the game with seven blocks and a pair of steals as the Nuggets beat the Bucks. It was a performance that seems to define […]

The 2020 February trade deadline is just right around the corner. One of the hottest commodities in this year’s market is Robert Covington. Many teams are reportedly positioning themselves in prying away the elite 3-and-D specialist from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Denver Nuggets should really consider trading for the 6-foot-7 small forward. Though they are […]

The rosters for the 2020 Rising Stars Challenge were released on Friday and according to Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone, there was one big omission. Second-year forward Michael Porter Jr. was one major snub from the roster. “If Michael Porter is not a rising star in the NBA, I don’t know what the hell […]

Jrue Holiday has emerged as the most coveted name with only a week left before the Feb. 6 trade deadline expires. Yet the two-way guard is happy with the New Orleans Pelicans, willing to play out the rest of the 2019-20 season despite heavy interest from the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets, according to Shams […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone has been the lead drummer in the Nikola Jokic band in hopes to make him an All-Star this season, despite a slip in his numbers through the bulk of the 2019-20 season. Now that he’s an All-Star for the second straight time, the longtime helmsman shared a tidbit of […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has had enough of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s flopping. The  “Stifle Tower” mocked “The Joker” on Thursday night during his team’s match-up against the Nuggets at Pepsi Center. With less than a minute remaining in the second quarter, Gobert was called for a foul as Jokic posted him up […]

The Denver Nuggets struggled on Tuesday night, as they fell to a surging Memphis Grizzlies side, 104-96. The home team came out hot off the gates, with Memphis outscoring their opponents 31-18 in the opening period. The Grizzlies would build on from there, and would eventually beat out one of the best teams in the […]

The NBA and basketball world as a whole lost a legend over the weekend. With longtime Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard and NBA legend Kobe Bryant passing away over the weekend, current Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony has become just the latest sports figure to pay tribute to the legendary sharpshooter. Although Bryant and […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is only a rookie, but the No. 2 overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft is currently in the midst of an impressive first go-round atop the highest level. Although Morant is widely considered to be the front runner to win the Rookie of the Year award with New Orleans […]

The basketball world is reeling from the tragic loss of former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant following a fatal helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday morning. The news, which was first reported by TMZ, circulated shortly before tip-off of Sunday afternoon’s game between the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. In […]

After teasing the league with his three-point shooting in his NBA debut, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson finally unleashed his nuclear athleticism against the Denver Nuggets at the Smoothie King Arena on Friday. At the 9:55 mark of the third quarter, Nuggets guard Malik Beasley tried to extend the visitors’ lead to double figures […]

Looks like a hefty fine will be coming Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone’s way after this emotionally charged incident on Friday. Upset by what he deemed to be inconsistent officiating during the Nuggets’ road game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Arena, Malone was chewing up the referees at 9:10 mark of […]

The Denver Nuggets have shooting guard Gary Harris and forward Michael Porter Jr. active for Friday night’s matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans, the team announced. Some good news!#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/84Xw3zyaVS — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 25, 2020 Point guard Jamal Murray, meanwhile, will miss his fifth-straight game with an ankle injury as veteran power forward […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson says he’s “feeling fine” ahead of Friday night’s home game against the Denver Nuggets, according to a report from ESPN’ Andrew Lopez. Williamson had been recovering from a meniscus injury, but the former Duke standout was finally cleared to make his NBA debut on Wednesday night. He started off […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone has effusively raved about his star center Nikola Jokic. Without naming names, the helmsman addressed recent criticism of his center from TNT’s Charles Barkley, who said he didn’t deserve All-Star consideration due to his inconsistency. “For those of those who don’t even think (Nikola is) an All-Star because [of] […]

The Denver Nuggets come into Wednesday’s contest against the Houston Rockets severely hampered by myriad injuries to their roster, now with forward Michael Porter Jr. joining the ranks of those who have their status up in the air. Porter is dealing with back tightness and has been reported to be unlikely to take the floor. […]

Denver Nuggets youngster Michael Porter Jr. is having a lot of fun playing with All-Star big man Nikola Jokic this season. Jokic is one of the best passers in the NBA from the big man position and loves to get his teammates involved in the game early on, something Porter really appreciates: “I love playing […]

NBA guru Adrian Wojnarowski has provided an update on the status of Denver Nuggets big man Mason Plumlee. According to Woj, the 29-year-old veteran will be out for a significant period as he recovers from what has been diagnosed as a right foot injury. Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee is expected to miss two weeks […]