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CLUTCH Summary: The 2019 NBA All-Star game featured five first-time All-Stars. Four of those players — Khris Middleton, Ben Simmons, Nikola Vucevic and D’Angelo Russell — came from the Eastern Conference. Nikola Jokic was the lone first-time All-Star from the Western Conference. Guys like Pascal Siakam, Jamal Murray, CJ McCollum, De’Aaron Fox and Jayson Tatum […]

With the FIBA World Cup in China right around the corner, multiple teams are gearing up to take a run at a Team USA squad that is widely regarded as fairly vulnerable for the first time in years. After the recent losses to a select team, the featured numerous unsigned free agents, Two-Way players, and […]

The 2019-20 NBA campaign is still two months away, but we already know the prime candidates for the MVP award. Your Kawhi Leonards, Giannis Antetokounmpos, James Hardens, that sort of thing. But there are some players who you wouldn’t normally consider to be top MVP candidates who actually do have a shot of winning the […]

CLUTCH SUMMARY: Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray just signed a five-year, $170 million max extension.  Murray has looked like a star at times, but playing with Nikola Jokic has artificially inflated his value.  Murray has a lot of work to do to truly become a star and live up to his big contract.  Jamal Murray […]

Mavs big man Boban Marjanovic decided to have a little fun with an image that was taken at what appears to be a “Basketball Without Borders” event with FIBA. In the photo, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is seen gazing at Boban with an intent focus. Marjanovic, on the other hand, was caught with a sheepish […]

Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic was caught having too much fun in his home country of Serbia. Peep the clip below posted by Dime, as culled from Instagram user negujmosrbski. The video is quite dark but the seven-foot center can be clearly seen: dancing topless to the song “Pečat na usnama,” by the Serbian […]

Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, and Gary Harris are part of a fascinating story. Their places in the story are viewed in different ways. Most of the teams in the Western Conference made significant changes to their roster in an effort to make a run at a NBA championship in 2020. The Denver Nuggets were not […]

Denver Nuggets combo guard Monte Morris says there’s a reason why All-Star big man Nikola Jokic is one of the best passers in the league. Jokic, who has established himself as an elite playmaker at the center position, apparently knows every team’s defensive scheme. “(Nikola Jokic) will tell you, ‘Cut this way. I’m going to […]

While the NBA has gone wild this summer, the Denver Nuggets are mostly relying on continuity to improve in 2019-20. The Nuggets have only made one truly notable upgrade this summer, acquiring Jerami Grant in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but they also agreed to a five-year, $170 million maximum extension with Jamal […]

Jamal Murray’s contract extension with the Denver Nuggets is now the richest contract in Canadian sports as well as in franchise history, surpassing Nikola Jokic’s. Murray, who hails from Kitchener, Ontario, just agreed to a five-year, $170 million maximum contract extension with the Nuggets. The deal won’t take effect until the 2020-2021 season. But according […]

The NBA free agency frenzy has ended. With the regular season two months away, this is a great time to determine where players rank among their respective positions. Center is an intriguing position to rank in today’s NBA. Despite the league featuring plenty of small-ball lineups, centers remain the backbone of most teams’ defenses. The […]

Last year, the Denver Nuggets proved that they were one of the best teams in the league. The young team finished with the second best record in a crowded Western Conference, an impressive feat. The team’s success was spurred forward thanks to amazing seasons from both Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic. Team president Tim Connely […]

Although it may have taken longer than expected, center Bol Bol was finally able to join his new team in the Denver Nuggets. It appears he is already looking forward to getting to work with center Nikola Jokic. Bol was undoubtedly one of the more intriguing prospects in the 2019 NBA Draft. According to Alex […]

Nikola Jokic and Juancho Hernangomez make up disparate parts of the Denver Nuggets’ supremely engaging young core. Jokic is the team’s MVP-level centerpiece while Juancho is more of a role player who can space the floor on offense and play capable switchable defense. Though they seem to be firm friends as members of the Nuggets, […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has blossomed into one of the NBA’s brightest young stars. The Nuggets sure got him on a bargain, drafting him with the 41st pick of the 2014 draft. However, his agent, Misko Raznatovic said recently admitted in an interview with Nedeljnik that, if not for an unfortunate event, Jokic was […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic will participate in the 2019 FIBA World Cup with his native Serbian National Team, according to a report from the Serbian State News Agency. “I am very pleased with everything I did in the NBA this season, I had a great year in which I performed at the All-Star […]

The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

The 2019 FIBA World Cup is slated to take place on September, but Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is unsure whether he’ll play for Serbia. Per Katy Winge of Altitude TV, his decision to play for the Serbian national team would depend on his health and what his family and agent would advise. Nikola […]

Nikola Jokic doesn’t want his Denver Nuggets teammates to visit his home country of Serbia, and for a good reason. During his exit interview with the media after the Nuggets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in a thrilling Game 7, Jokic said that only teammate Gary Harris had been to Serbia. However, he pointed […]

The Denver Nuggets were unable to seal the deal at home on Sunday afternoon. The Portland Trail Blazers sent the Nuggets packing after only two rounds of postseason action. However, playing just shy of 100 games this season has allowed Denver, and more specifically Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic, to enter the limelight as a […]

The Denver Nuggets’ season came to a disappointing end on Sunday afternoon. Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets lost the final two games of the Western Conference semifinals and blew a 17-point lead in Game 7 against the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite the frustrations of losing a 3-2 series lead, not many analysts and basketball purists […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were in some seriously trouble early on against the Denver Nuggets. With the two teams battling it out in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday afternoon in Denver,  the Blazers finally found their stride in the second half en route to making a roaring comeback to take the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers live to fight another day as they downed the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, 119-108, in Game 6 of this Western Conference Playoffs matchup. There were a lot of factors that came into play in this victory, but perhaps the most significant is how the Blazers were able to prevent Nuggets big […]

Nikola Jokic and Jusuf Nurkic used to be teammates on the Denver Nuggets, and it was a somewhat awkward situation because they didn’t pair well together on the floor. Jokic even came off the bench at one point during the 2016-17 season, but Nurkic ultimately requested a trade and was sent to the Portland Trail […]

Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic thinks he might be playing the best basketball of his life right now, and it’s hard to disagree with him. In his first ever playoffs, Jokic is showing the world he’s not afraid of the big stage and that the Nuggets are a serious threat to win the NBA […]

Some have called them one of the worst two-seeds we’ve seen. Some have questioned their youth and inexperience. But the Denver Nuggets are one win away from the Western Conference Finals, and that’s no accident. Surviving their seven-game bout with the San Antonio Spurs was just the beginning. Despite losing an epic four-overtime thriller in […]

Prior to the start of this year’s NBA playoffs, a lot of people have been skeptical about the Denver Nuggets’ chances of making a deep run. Yet here they are a month later, one win away from advancing to the Western Conference Finals. A large part of the Nuggets’ success is because of 24 year-old […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is continuing to establish himself as one of the best big men in today’s NBA. As a result of his outstanding play in Tuesday night’s victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Joker is now the first Nugget to record three straight playoffs games with at least 20 points, 10 […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic took exception to a hard foul from Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday. With a little over six minutes to go in the game (with Denver up by 20 at that point), Jokic posted up Leonard near the free […]

Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton has a lot of good things to say about star big man Nikola Jokic, who is putting up monster numbers in his first ever playoff run. Barton says Jokic is the best big man in the league and always makes the right play, something the swingman has never seen before […]

The Western Conference Semifinals are proving to be a tightly-contested affair, as many experts and analysts thought it would be. On Friday night, the Nuggets and Trail Blazers played in an epic four-overtime thriller, resulting in a 140-137 Game 3 victory for Portland. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic logged an incredible 65 minutes in the […]

The Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic has developed a reputation around the league as a comedian. The big man is constantly making his teammates laugh, whether it is at the All-Star Game or a morning shootaround. Jokic is so well known for his humor he earned the nickname “Joker”. He had yet another opportunity to show […]

One way to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers is to contain star guard Damian Lillard who has been having a great postseason so far. After their Game 4 victory, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were asked to share their thoughts on how to make it tough for Lillard to get his offensive game going. While […]

It seems like Denver Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic keeps on breaking team records, and he cracked another one on Sunday night in Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers. After recording 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, Jokic had his fourth postseason triple-double. This made him the owner of the most triple-doubles in Nuggets […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had another dominating performance in helping the team beat the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-finals. Jokic finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists, his second consecutive trip-dub in the series. This also marks the fourth time in these playoffs that the Serbian […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been called out by fans for what they believe is a cheap shot in the injured shoulder of Portland Trail Blazers big man Enes Kanter. While Blazers coach Terry Stotts said that it was uncalled for, Nuggets coach Michael Malone came to his player’s defense and argued there was […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had a dominant performance in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers, finishing with a triple-double of 33 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists. He also played an astounding 65 minutes in the game that went to four overtime periods. When asked about his […]

NBA fans around the country were blessed–if they managed to stay awake–with an all-time playoff classic on Friday night, as the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in four overtimes to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. The contest featured some wonderful individual performances, with Trail Blazers guard C.J. […]

To say that the second-round matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers has gotten physical would be an understatement. So much so, that Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic joked that he leads the league in one particularly peculiar statistic — getting scratches. “All year round,” he says, via Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. “I […]