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Fresh from being among the main men of the Denver Nuggets’ first-ever championship run in the  NBA, Jamal Murray looks to add a FIBA World Cup title to his portfolio for 2023 as he headlines Canada’s training pool for the said event. As announced by FIBA on Thursday night, Jamal Murray leads an 18-man extended […]

Darvin Ham has been on an extended vacation since the Los Angeles Lakers suffered an embarrassing 4-0 sweep against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. After marvelously turning their season around and getting all the way to the West Finals, LA’s season was cut unceremoniously short by Nikola Jokic and the eventual champs […]

Coming off an NBA championship often means that teams want to run it back with the same core from their winning year. This is the same strategy that the Denver Nuggets used during the offseason. The Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic-led core remains intact with only a few departures and arrivals through NBA Free Agency. […]

To say this was a magical season for Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray would be an understatement. After missing the entirety of the 2021-22 season as he recovered from an ACL injury, Murray returned with a vengeance having one of his best individual seasons while helping lead the Nuggets to the NBA championship. He’s cemented […]

What was supposed to be a happy Denver Nuggets championship parade took a painful and sad turn after it was revealed that a police officer lost a leg as a result of the June festivities. According to the latest reports, a Denver police officer had a leg amputated below the knee following a parade accident […]

Capping off a historic season that saw him bring the Denver Nuggets their first NBA championship in franchise history, two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic has been announced as the winner of the 2023 ESPYS Best NBA Player award. Nikola Jokic is taking home the award for the ESPYS Best NBA Player 🏆 pic.twitter.com/6Q914mWGlA — NBA […]

Nikola Jokic has a claim as the best basketball player in the world. He made sure of it when he poked fun at his former teammate, Mike Miller. Via “The Let It Fly Show”: “I wake up to a text at 3:30 in the morning from Joker… ‘Hey brotha, you ever won MVP? Or Finals […]

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” It’s a common phrase, but an important one. Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr recently dished on his first reaction of Nikola Jokic, which taught him to certainly not judge a book by the cover. “When I first got drafted to Denver and I saw him (Nikola Jokic) […]

The Denver Nuggets don’t plan to be a one-hit-wonder. As Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said during their celebration, they intend to win multiple championships. To do that, Denver needed to re-tool their roster in free agency, considering they were set to lose some key pieces from its championship run. There was no way Denver […]

NBA Vegas Summer League is here and it will feature all the exciting rookies drafted a few weeks back. It is time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Atlanta Hawks dropped their 2023 Vegas Summer League opener 80-76 to the Sacramento Kings. It wasn’t the ideal professional debut […]

When the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement was ratified, the Denver Nuggets were almost certainly going to be a team that was hurt by it. Due to salary cap restraints, it was always a strong possibility that the Nuggets weren’t going to be able to retain all of their championship core. Sure enough, the Nuggets […]

Nikola Jokic is one of the most popular players in the NBA today, and that fame only skyrocketed after he led the Denver Nuggets to the 2022-23 NBA Championship. While the Joker isn’t really an attention-seeker, he can’t do anything about it now since there’s no basketball fan in the world who doesn’t know him. […]

A key veteran presence on the Denver Nuggets this past season, Jeff Green helped his team capture their first NBA championship ever. Playing with 11 different franchises since entering the league in 2007, 12 if you count the Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder as two different teams, Green’s experiences and leadership proved to be […]

Dwight Howard previously stated that he firmly believes he could take down Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic in his prime. For those that are not familiar with Howard’s peak, let’s just say he was a pretty good basketball player in his heyday. This is exactly why he has extreme confidence in his ability to dominate […]

The Denver Nuggets, fresh off winning the 2023 NBA championship, should remain one of the favorites to win the title next season. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray remain arguably the league’s deadliest duo, and flanking those three will be the exceptional supporting cast of Aaron Gordon, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Michael Porter Jr. However, as one […]

It hasn’t been a month since the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat, 94-89, in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals to secure their first championship and yet here they are, having to look forward to the following season already. In fact, the 2023 NBA Summer League may be more crucial to the Nuggets’ […]

The Denver Nuggets won the 2022-2023 championship on the strength of their maturity and unselfishness as a team. Finals MVP Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, the since-departed shooting guard Bruce Brown and others exemplified this incredible team dynamic. The Nuggets are a big-time favorite for the 2023-2024 NBA championship, but the team still has […]

The Denver Nuggets are coming off their first championship in franchise history. The key to repeating next season will be if they’re able to shore up some of their depth. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone plays a tight rotation of only eight players or so, so it’s not like the Nuggets need tremendous depth. But […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic got some stick after describing his profession as a basketball player as a “job.” Technically, he’s not wrong, but some folks were quick to criticize the former back-to-back MVP for supposedly showing a lack of appreciation for the position he is in at the moment. Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond […]

The Dallas Mavericks did not get to see the full potential that Justin Holiday had to offer alongside Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic. However, the Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray-led Denver Nuggets may have acquired their replacement for Bruce Brown in NBA Free Agency. Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets have acquired Justin Holiday. The […]

The Denver Nuggets’ 2023 NBA playoff run was flat-out historic. Heading into the postseason, plenty of folks wrote off the Nuggets and didn’t think they were a legitimate threat to win the NBA championship over teams like the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, and Golden State Warriors. But fast forward to the current day, and it’s […]

The Denver Nuggets just lost Bruce Brown. This is after the 26-year-old decided to take his talents to the Indiana Pacers on a two-year deal worth a whopping $45 million. This is an undeniably significant blow for the Nuggets and their hopes to defend their title this coming season, but at the same time, it […]

The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a new contract with DeAndre Jordan in free agency, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. Jordan played 39 games for the Nuggets during Denver’s 2023 NBA Finals run, and he’s now set to return for the team’s championship defense. 🚨 BREAKING: NBA Champion DeAndre Jordan and the Denver Nuggets […]

The Denver Nuggets won their first championship in franchise history this past season, led by Nikola Jokic. Denver built the team on depth around Jokic co-star Jamal Murray, who have formed one of the best duos in the NBA and have a stellar supporting cast. However, like every team, the Nuggets have needs ahead of […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Bruce Brown, who played a pivotal role for the Denver Nuggets in the 2022-23 NBA postseason, are expected to meet in NBA free agency, per Tim MacMahon. The Nuggets have interest in re-signing Brown, and even the Los Angeles Lakers have been rumored as a possible landing destination for him. However, […]

Bruce Brown will officially begin his NBA free agency with the rest of the league on Friday, and the Los Angeles Lakers are being included in rumors of his potential destinations. However, the chances of Brown ending up with the Lakers do not look that promising, reports NBA insider Marc Stein. “I don’t get the […]

There is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding Bruce Brown’s future with the Denver Nuggets. Recently, Jamal Murray came out with some intriguing comments about Brown’s looming extension with NBA free agency set to officially open on Thursday. While some folks may have gotten the idea that Murray just revealed that Brown was already well […]

The Denver Nuggets won the first championship in franchise history this season, dispatching the Miami Heat in five games in the NBA Finals. They were led by the star tandem of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray who put up phenomenal performances throughout the Nuggets playoff run. But even so, the Nuggets aren’t in this position […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly have “significant interest” in signing Bruce Brown away from the Denver Nuggets when free agency opens on Friday, according to Mike Singer of the Denver Post. Bruce Brown has had an interesting career so far. He spent the first two seasons of his career with the Detroit Pistons, before spending […]

The Denver Nuggets were dominant in the 2023 NBA Playoffs en route to the franchise’s first-ever title. Nikola Jokic (who nearly averaged a triple-double in the postseason) and Jamal Murray (who scored 26.1 points per game during their playoff run) are the two players getting the most flowers from the media Denver’s title run. But […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic had wise words for Orlando Magic lottery pick Anthony Black ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft. Black was selected No.6 overall to the Magic and was just the second NCAA player selected after several G-leaguers and foreign unicorn Victor Wembanyama. Jokic took a video and sent it to the top […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is a two-time NBA champion. The veteran shooting guard has titles with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, and now Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. And now Caldwell-Pope is sharing how the two all-time great players are similar on the court. Fresh off his second Larry O’Brien trophy, Caldwell-Pope joined JJ […]

The Denver Nuggets draft picks in the 2023 NFL Draft helped the best get better. After winning the first NBA championship in franchise history, the Nuggets kept the good time rolling by crushing the NBA draft. The team took three players who will help keep the team at the top of the Western Conference in […]

The Denver Nuggets have a big offseason ahead of them in order to retain their status atop the NBA. A great season finished off with an NBA Finals victory and the first NBA Finals MVP for Nikola Jokic, ending the 47 years without a championship for the franchise. When next season arrives, they will be […]

The Denver Nuggets welcomed three rookies to their roster in the 2023 NBA Draft. Fresh off of an NBA championship, Denver went into the draft with the need for extra depth off the bench. Guard Jamal Murray, forward Michael Porter Jr. and center Nikola Jokic highlight the players who could return for the Nuggets in the 2023-24 […]

The Denver Nuggets are still on a high after winning the franchise’s first NBA Championship. Their fans are not as focused on the NBA Draft compared to other franchises, but one must remember that key cogs like Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Michael Porter Jr. are all home-grown talent in Denver. Furthermore, draft steals like […]

Emotions are still high for the Boston Celtics fan base after the Marcus Smart and Kristaps Porzingis trade. However, Brad Stevens does not seem to be done with his offseason moves. The next person in line could be Bruce Brown from the NBA Champion Denver Nuggets. Bruce Brown could be hitting free agency if the […]

Bruce Brown made it clear at the Denver Nuggets NBA Finals parade that he wants to come back and try to defend his NBA Finals ring. However, if he ends up leaving the Nuggets, the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are the current favorites to sign him, via Bovada. As of right now, the odds […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are doing everything they can to keep Damian Lillard. This is after rumors have emerged pertaining to a potential blockbuster trade that will see Dame part ways with the Blazers after more than a decade with the team. While this is a real cause for concern for Portland, you could also […]