Tag: denver nuggets
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Nuggets’ season opener and Christmas opponent revealed
The Nuggets are part of the NBA’s Christmas festivities for a fifth consecutive season. Denver will head to Golden State to play the nightcap on Dec. 25, the NBA on Tuesday announced when it revealed the schedule for the first week of the season and Christmas. David Adelman’s team is not part of the opening-night…
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Who is the man trying to sign Nikola Jokic away from the Nuggets? | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The silly part of the NBA offseason is here. It arrived Monday when news spread that Panathinaikos Basketball Club tried to buy out the remaining year of Nikola Jokic’s contract. Nuggets fans will remember the Greek…
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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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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Hall of Fame should open its doors to these three Broncos
Mike Shanahan deserves to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but selectors might be holding the salary-cap infraction involving his Super Bowl-winning teams against him. Karl Mecklenburg, a defensive Swiss army knife who was named NFL All-Pro three times, should be in Canton. — W.P., Henderson, Nev. Kiz: Nobody asked me, and I…
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Denver Nuggets sign Lonnie Walker IV
Denver’s front office went back to the EuroLeague well a second time this offseason. Lonnie Walker IV agreed to a deal to join the Nuggets for training camp. The 27-year-old most recently played for Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Walker was the 18th overall pick in the 2018 draft after a one-and-done college career at…
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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 Spencer Jones’ contract affects Peyton Watson’s future | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The smaller of Denver’s dominoes in restricted free agency fell Sunday. The Nuggets decided to match the two-year contract worth $12 million that Oklahoma City offered reserve forward Spencer Jones over the weekend. That leaves Peyton…
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Denver Nuggets match Thunder offer sheet to retain Spencer Jones
Spencer Jones isn’t going anywhere just yet. A little more than an hour before the the 10 p.m. Sunday deadline, the Nuggets agreed to match the two-year, $12 million offer sheet that the 25-year-old restricted free agent signed with Oklahoma City. Matching the offer takes Denver into the second apron of the luxury tax, and…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: LeBron James is ‘King’ who would’ve been royal pain for Nuggets
At this point, the Nuggets should do absolutely nothing to their roster. Anything they do isn’t going to improve the team. Getting rid of “guys” to bring in other “guys” does nothing more than put a coat of paint on the house. It might look different, but it’s still the same house. – Joe, too…
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Former Nuggets guard reportedly arrested in Douglas County
Ty Lawson has apparently lost a step. The former Denver Nuggets guard was arrested Thursday night after allegedly stealing a bottle of vodka from a store in Castle Rock, according to an affidavit obtained by KDVR. Lawson walked out of the store without paying and took the bottle to a nearby restaurant, according to the…