Tag: Kj Simpson
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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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Denver Nuggets draft picks show promise at Summer League | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The three members of the Nuggets’ Summer League squad most likely to impact regular-season games proved enough before the team’s finale. Denver capped Summer League with a 96-89 win over the Raptors on Sunday and left…
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Former Colorado Buffalo star KJ Simpson embraces another Summer League opportunity with Denver Nuggets
A solid Summer League is a nice start, but it doesn’t guarantee much. That’s a lesson KJ Simpson learned last summer. After being drafted by the Hornets with the 42nd overall pick in the 2024 draft and playing in 36 NBA games as a rookie, Simpson returned to Las Vegas and started at point guard…
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Nuggets’ Summer League roster features draft picks, Colorado ties
The Nuggets announced Thursday a 17-man roster that will compete at next week’s Las Vegas Summer League. Denver assistant JJ Barea will coach a squad headlined by Denver’s two second-round picks from this year’s draft, Trevon Brazile and Bryce Hopkins. There are also some local ties on the roster. Former Colorado star KJ Simpson is…
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Former Colorado State star David Roddy to join Denver Nuggets
David Roddy is coming back to Colorado. The former Colorado State star is joining the Nuggets on a two-way contract, The Denver Gazette confirmed Wednesday. HoopsHype was first to report Roddy’s addition. Roddy has bounced around the NBA since being drafted by Philadelphia with the 23rd pick of the 2022 draft. The 6-foot-5 forward was…
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Former Colorado Buffalo KJ Simpson makes most of Denver debut with Nuggets
There’s a new chapter in KJ Simpson Jr.’s story. A couple of weeks ago, the former Colorado Buffalo was a man without an NBA home. Now, he’s back in his second home. “It feels great. It feels like home. This is the first place I lived other than California,” the newest member of the Nuggets…