Tag: david adelman
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From Boulder to LA: What to watch for in Denver Nuggets preseason | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Preseason will take the Nuggets from Boulder to Utah, and back to Colorado for a game at Ball Arena before a two-game trip to Los Angeles. The Nuggets announced their preseason slate Tuesday, which starts with…
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10 must-see games from Nuggets’ schedule release | Vinny’s take
The NBA schedule is here, and the Nuggets should be thrilled. After a regular season littered with one-game road trips and homestands that had coach David Adelman feeling like his team was never in one place for long to start the season, Denver has fewer of each this season. There are also 14 back-to-back sets…
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Mark Kiszla: Nuggets daring Peyton Watson to believe best place for his NBA career is anywhere but here
Peyton Watson is stuck between the Rocky Mountains and a hard place, valued too much by the Nuggets to give him away in trade but not enough for the team to show him the money. During a pivotal summer for a championship contender in decline, when it now appears everything was on the table for…
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Denver Nuggets add Dave Joerger to coaching staff
The Denver Nuggets added experience to David Adelman’s coaching staff. Dave Joerger, who coached Memphis and Sacramento, will join the Nuggets as Adelman’s lead assistant, according to an ESPN report Monday night. Joerger coached the Grizzlies from 2013-16, leading Memphis to the playoffs in three consecutive seasons, including a trip to the second round in…
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How lengthy college careers benefited Trevon Brazile, Bryce Hopkins | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: Cracking an NBA rotation as a rookie picked in the second round of the draft is no easy task, but Trevon Brazile and Bryce Hopkins have a head start. The 23-year-olds drafted by the Nuggets with the 35th…
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Nuggets make a decision on Jalen Pickett’s option
The Nuggets took their time before deciding not to pick up Jalen Pickett’s team option for next season. Denver used about as much time as possible ahead of Monday’s deadline before determining to let the 26-year-old reserve guard become a free agent. Pickett was due $2.4 million next season. The 6-foot-2 guard was selected with…
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Mark Kiszla: Rather than giving Nikola Jokic a much-needed boost, Nuggets sit on hands during NBA draft
What did the Nuggets achieve in the first round of the draft to help Nikola Jokic return to legitimate NBA Finals contention? Absolutely nothing. Zip. Nada. Who’s in charge of this hot mess? Nobody. Come back, Masai Ujiri. We miss you, Tim Connelly. Is this the result of a brain drain in the Nuggets front…
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Landry Shamet proves the value of minimum contracts in the Finals | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider For the teams with stars on max contracts, going from contender to champion can come down to what kind of value the guys on the smallest salaries provide. The Knicks don’t win the first two games…
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Rick Adelman, father of Nuggets coach David, dies at 79
The NBA community mourned the death of Hall of Fame coach Rick Adelman, the father of Nuggets head coach David Adelman, on Monday. Adelman was 79. No cause of death was released. “The Denver Nuggets were extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Hall of Fame head coach Rick Adelman,” the Nuggets said. “Our…
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From David Adelman to Peyton Watson, 5 takeaways from Nuggets’ press conference | Vinny’s take
There were plenty of verbal lines to read between the lines when the Nuggets’ top executives and coach convened Friday at Ball Arena. Team president Josh Kroenke, executive vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer, executive vice president of player personnel Jon Wallace and coach David Adelman were smart enough not to show their entire…