Tag: oklahoma city thunder
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Early success vital for Nuggets before entering a decisive December | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Starting the season strong would be a good idea for the Nuggets, from the players to the coaches and executives. If the team doesn’t look like a contender when the calendar flips to 2027, there’s a…
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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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Former Nugget Russell Westbrook announces retirement
There won’t be a No. 19 for Russell Westbrook. The NBA’s leader in career triple-doubles, for now, announced his retirement with a social media post Wednesday afternoon. “Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end,” Westbrook posted on X alongside a video detailing his career. “You had to be there. And now…
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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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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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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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Power rankings heading into big offseason | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Jalen Brunson sent the NBA into the offseason with a 45-point masterpiece in Saturday’s Game 5 win over the Spurs to bring the championship to New York for the first time since 1973. With Giannis Antetokounmpo…
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What the Thunder and Spurs have that the Nuggets lack | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Whether it’s Oklahoma City or San Antonio, the Western Conference is going to be represented in the Finals by a team that does some things much better than the Nuggets. Here are the three biggest things…
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Nikola Jokic finishes second in Most Valuable Player race
There’s a new back-to-back Most Valuable Player ruling the NBA. Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received 83 of 100 first-place votes to repeat as MVP. He totaled 939 points in the voting to become the 14th player in NBA history to win the regular season’s highest individual honor in consecutive years. Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the most…