Tag: Peyton Watson
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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…
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Where the Denver Nuggets go after first-round disaster | Vinny’s take
Denver’s front office is stuck between a mountain and a hard place. Executive vice president of player personnel Jon Wallace and executive vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer did a lot of things right on paper last year, even if vice chairman Josh Kroenke got the love in the Executive of the Year voting.…
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Aaron Gordon again questionable for Game 6; Peyton Watson still out for Nuggets
MINNEAPOLIS – The delicate dance with Aaron Gordon’s tricky left calf continues. Denver’s starting power forward is once again listed as questionable for Thursday’s win-or-go-home Game 6 at Target Center. After missing Game 3, Gordon last played in Game 4 but had his minutes cut after halftime. “His mobility, the way he guarded (Julius) Randle…
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Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards’ status uncertain for Game 1
Starting the series off right might be a little easier for the Nuggets than expected. Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is officially listed as questionable for Saturday’s Game 1 at Ball Arena due to right knee injury maintenance, according to the team’s official injury report. Edwards was working out on the court during Minnesota’s media availability…
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3 keys to Nuggets’ first-round series against Timberwolves | 2026 Nuggets Playoff Preview
The Nuggets are healthy favorites to advance to the second round for a fourth consecutive season, but if recent history against Minnesota is any indication, it won’t be easy. Don’t be surprised if these three factors swing the series: • Multidimensional Joker A lot of teams try to make Nikola Jokic either a scorer or…
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Stars resting sets up Nuggets’ Julian Strawther, Jonas Valanciunas with another opportunity
Two players on the fringe of the Nuggets’ rotation will have one more chance to make their case for postseason consideration. Nikola Jokic, who must play 15 minutes in Sunday’s regular-season finale at San Antonio to be eligible for end-of-season awards, is listed as questionable with right wrist injury management. The other four starters –…
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Nuggets rest starters, rout Thunder to secure top-four playoff seed
The process was peculiar, but the Nuggets ensured they will start the playoffs at home. With two games left in the regular season, and home-court advantage in the first round still up for grabs, the Nuggets elected to sit their starting five against a Thunder squad that earned its rest. The risk worked out, as…
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Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray one win away from another milestone | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider For all the things Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have accomplished in Denver, a 10-game win streak has been elusive. Murray and Jokic led the Nuggets to nine consecutive wins in January of the 2022-23 season…
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Peyton Watson ‘week to week’ for Denver Nuggets after latest injury
The timeline for Peyton Watson’s return isn’t being measured in days. “Peyton’s going to be week to week,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after Friday’s practice at Ball Arena. Watson will miss Saturday’s game against San Antonio after straining his right hamstring for the second time in Wednesday’s win over the Jazz. The first strain…
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Nuggets vs. Jazz | 3 takeaways from Denver’s seventh win in a row
The win streak reached seven, but it was hardly a lucky night Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 130-117 win over the Jazz at Delta Center. 2. Be mad at Michael Malone all you want, but the ol’ ball coach is correct. The ESPN studio show – which featured Denver’s…