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On Sunday, the Denver Nuggets notched their 14th win in 18 games with a 117-109 win over the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers came into Denver as one of the hottest offensive teams in the NBA. The Nuggets had a bit of a sloppy defensive showing, giving up a season-high 21 turnovers and 14 offensive rebounds. […]

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr.’s basketball career has been quite a turbulent one. He is an incredibly skilled basketball player, whose potential has often been hindered by injuries. Porter’s injury history dates back to his collegiate playing days. As a five-star recruit coming out of high school, Porter decided to take his talents to […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans are no strangers to seeing boxing icon Floyd Mayweather show up at Crypto.com Arena to watch an NBA game. With LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Lakers playing Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and the Phoenix Suns in a high-stakes NBA In-Season Tournament game, the undefeated boxing champ made sure he didn’t […]

Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas talks about Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. and what makes him a near unstoppable threat on his podcast. In his show “The Gil’s Arena,” Arenas said that Porter’s tendencies and frame make him very tough to defend in the NBA and mentions the Nuggets should use that more to […]

Back in the 2020-21 season, Michael Porter Jr. looked like a bonafide offensive star for the Denver Nuggets. He averaged career-bests across the board, and he appeared to be on the verge of a breakthrough into All-Star status. But then Porter suffered a long-term injury in 2021, and he had to figure out ways to […]

Winning a championship in the NBA is hard, but defending that title and going back-to-back is much harder, although it is far from impossible. In this article, we will look at how teams have followed up their championship performance in the following season. The Denver Nuggets won the NBA Finals for the first time in […]

The Denver Nuggets don’t need any young players to breakout for the 2023-24 NBA season, as there’s plenty of talent on the roster surrounding Nikola Jokic. But that doesn’t mean one of Denver’s young players won’t breakout anyway. After earning trust last postseason and fitting in seamlessly next to the team’s core of stars, the […]

There was no reason to believe that the Denver Nuggets organization was in any sort of turmoil entering the 2023-24 season, especially with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray leading the way. But this past Monday morning, Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth made waves when he explained away his rationale for trading away Bones Hyland to […]

FanDuel currently has the Denver Nuggets with the third-best odds to win the 2024 NBA championship, despite entering the 2023-24 season as the defending NBA champions. The Nuggets sit behind the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics, who both made blockbuster moves to get better this offseason. Nonetheless, Denver still parades the best player in […]

Some things are better left unsaid. The Denver Nuggets and Bones Hyland already didn’t have the most amicable divorce, but general manager Calvin Booth might have just opened up some old wounds while explaining why he traded the young guard  to the Los Angeles Clippers. And in the process, he seemingly landed an indirect jab […]

The small forward position is home to some of the best players in the NBA. It has been proven that you need a good small forward to excel in this league. That might explain why there are some overpayments on this list for aging stars. You also need to take into account that some players […]

Michael Porter Jr. has proven to be the X-factor for the Denver Nuggets. His three-point shooting skills, as well as his rebounding awareness, helped the Nuggets capture their first championship in team history this past season. He is once again a very important piece in their title pursuit entering the 2023-24 season. Denver has set […]

Four months ago, it was the Denver Nuggets that hoisted their first-ever Larry O’Brien Trophy by defeating the Miami Heat in five games of the NBA Finals. Roughly three weeks away from beginning their championship defense, can the Nuggets become the first franchise to go back-to-back since the Golden State Warriors in 2017-2018? Almost instantaneously, […]

On Wednesday, it was announced that Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard was being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal that also involved the Phoenix Suns. The trade to the Bucks, which afforded Lillard the opportunity to pair up with fellow star Giannis Antetokounmpo, sent shockwaves throughout the NBA world, […]

The Denver Nuggets might have the most secure starting lineup in the NBA. Their starting five of Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic obviously led them to the franchise’s inaugural NBA championship, but even before they won, coach Michael Malone showed a huge amount of trust in that group. […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? This is a question basketball fans debate every single year, and it’s one that often has no right answer. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry and LeBron James are obviously amongst the best of the best, but one player cannot win […]

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr is coming off of a great year that culminated in him helping his team bring home an NBA Finals ring. Despite the success, Porter Jr still has plenty of haters who say that he doesn’t pass, although it doesn’t bother him. "I'm aware of the little Michael 'Never swing […]

Numerous NBA stars recently got together for an open gym run, and videos emerged on Twitter showing the stacked lineup. Players involved in the open run were Trae Young, Chet Holmgren, Michael Porter Jr., Jalen Green, Kevin Huerter, Terry Rozier and Austin Rivers. Some great chemistry was being shown between Chet Holmgren and Hawks star […]

“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) […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Michael Porter Jr. went back to work after the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat to win the 2023 NBA Finals. The two Nuggets starters picked up a shift at a Raising Cane’s restaurant in Denver Wednesday. Nuggets fans lined up to see the two players walk in to the restaurant, where […]

Michael Porter Jr. had an up and down road in the NBA playoffs. Fortunately, his teammates picked up the slack in this year’s NBA Finals. With Porter Jr.’s importance in the Nuggets rotation, have you ever wondered how the Nuggets player lives? Well, wonder no more. This article features Michael Porter Jr.’s $4.75 million condo at the […]

Michael Porter Jr. did not exactly light it up in the Denver Nuggets’ NBA Finals series against the Miami Heat. However, the 24-year-old had his best performance of the series in Game 5 on Monday night, going for a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double to help the Nuggets clinch their first-ever NBA championship. After the game, MPJ […]

The Denver Nuggets had plenty of contributors on their run toward the NBA title, which they claimed Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals with a 94-89 win over the Miami Heat. One of those key players is Michael Porter Jr., who dropped 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the clinching win. […]

When the Denver Nuggets inked Michael Porter Jr. to a five-year extension in 2021 worth up to $207 million, the then-23-year old forward was on a rapid ascent in his career. Porter had emerged from a bench forward to one of the more highly-regarded starters in the NBA, with room to grow as the third […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the drivers seat of the NBA Finals with a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Miami Heat. While history is certainly on their side, it’s not like choking away a 3-1 lead has never been done before. The Nuggets will be on their homecourt so they’ll have the advantage there, […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green had extremely high praise for Aaron Gordon after his massive performance for the Denver Nuggets in their Game 4 victory against the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. However, it’s not just Gordon and his 27-point outburst that prompted Draymond’s admiration. The former Defensive Player of the Year also […]

The Denver Nuggets are within two wins of claiming their first championship ever and if they take Game 4 of the NBA Finals over the Miami Heat on Friday, they will be one win away. Despite his struggles in the Finals, Michael Porter Jr. remains a key part of this Nuggets team and he could […]

Before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. warned the Miami Heat that he wouldn’t be missing as much triples as he did in Game 2 when he went 1-of-6 from deep. Come Wednesday’s showdown, however, MPJ lived up to his promise … in the wrong way. Porter was ineffective […]

The Denver Nuggets certainly did not underestimate the Miami Heat entering the 2023 NBA Finals. The Heat have earned the world’s respect after a blistering playoff run that included slaying two giants in the Eastern Conference. But as Michael Porter Jr. pointed out, the respect the Heat are earning from their opponents grow even further […]

Michael Porter Jr. had an absolutely horrible performance in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. But if the Miami Heat expect the Denver Nuggets forward to continue playing that bad, then they better think again. Porter Jr. had the worst plus-minus on the team with -15 after he finished the contest with five points on […]

There were a lot of issues for the Denver Nuggets in their Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, but for Michael Porter Jr., they can resolve most if not all of them with two key things: intensity and communication. Porter Jr. shared as much in a recent interview with The […]

Michael Porter Jr. has played an incredibly crucial role for the Denver Nuggets this entire season. He’s been integral to his team’s historic NBA Playoffs run, and they will need more of the same from him as they try and win the big prize in the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. There’s no question […]

The Denver Nuggets had a legitimate shot at going up 2-0 over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals but blew it up. Naturally, fans were frustrated and looked for people to blame for their Game 2 defeat. Unfortunately for Michael Porter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, their performance on Sunday made them easy targets. Miami […]

What a game that was. Game 2 of the NBA Finals well and truly delivered after a blowout Nuggets win in the series opener, with a missed three from Jamal Murray on the buzzer delivering the Miami Heat a three-point win on the road and tying the series up at one-game apiece. But while the […]

The Denver Nuggets made the most of their first-ever game in the NBA Finals, winning Game 1 against the Miami Heat. Nikola Jokic’s dominance is not at all up for debate anymore. Guys like Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., as well as head coach Michael Malone, are all great in their own ways. But […]

While this might be the Denver Nuggets’ first-ever trip to the NBA Finals, this is actually a very experienced playoff squad. This is their fifth straight season playing in the postseason, which includes two trips to the Western Conference Finals. In 2020 inside the NBA bubble, the Nuggets faced off against eventual champions, the Los […]

The Denver Nuggets had their way with the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, and Michael Porter Jr. believes it all starts with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. They won the game 104-93, controlling the lead for the majority of the 48 minutes and leaving Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and the rest […]

For the first time in franchise history, the Denver Nuggets find themselves in the NBA Finals. On Thursday night, the Nuggets got their first-ever Finals victory over the Miami Heat. Denver defeated Miami 104-93 in a game that was a lot more lopsided than the score may suggest. The Heat made a late push in […]

Michael Porter Jr. is appearing in his first NBA Finals in his fourth career season all with the Denver Nuggets. He opened up on the grueling journey he had to take in order to be where he is now with a 1-0 lead over the Miami Heat, reports NBA on ESPN. “For a lot of […]