The basketball world is mourning the loss of two-time champion and former league MVP Bill Walton. Walton was a legendary player but also a beloved analyst who perfectly encapsulated Nikola Jokic's game in an interview before he had even made an All-NBA appearance.
With the dust now settled on the Denver Nuggets season and the NBA marching towards a Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, it’s time to turn the focus to what the Nuggets can and can’t do this Summer to try and get back to the promised land.
At this point, it’s almost a certainty that the Los Angeles Lakers are going to have a new-look roster next season. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and perhaps Austin Reaves are going to be the main core moving forward, but it now appears that everybody else is fair game.
Michael Malone had time to ponder on what caused his defending champion Denver Nuggets team to exit early from the playoffs. He noted that while his team secured the second seed in the regular season, he could see how tired his players were during Game 7 of their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
An NBA general manager told Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports that the Los Angeles Lakers should trade for Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. this offseason. “If they want to get better, that is who they’d go after,” one Eastern Conference GM told Heavy Sports.
Finding the right role players is essential to constructing a championship-level team, and it sounds like the Sixers might look to poach one such player from the Nuggets.
The Denver Nuggets’ 2024 playoff run ended abruptly and unexpectedly. It left fans and analysts alike in shock. As the team faces the offseason, the front office must address glaring weaknesses.
Just one year after they won it all together, the Denver Nuggets’ famed starting five may be in danger of splintering.
According to NBA insider Harrison Wind Of DNVR Sports, the Denver Nuggets are not looking to trade Michael Porter Jr. Porter Jr. will make $35.9 million next season. Porter Jr.
The close proximity between his playoff triple-doubles has put Doncic in elite company.
Denver Nuggets swingman Michael Porter Jr. blamed himself for the team’s second-round exit at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, but coach Michael Malone is not hearing any of it.
The Denver Nuggets had a tough end to their run in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Nuggets lost their Western Conference semifinal matchup to the Minnesota Timberwolves in seven games.
There will be no offseason filled with celebration and joy for the Denver Nuggets. After capturing their first title in franchise history last year, the Nuggets’ quest for another championship was ended by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Denver Nuggets are dealing with the fallout of an unsuccessful title defense campaign ending with a Game 7 loss at home in the second round. Michael Porter Jr.
The Denver Nuggets are back to the drawing board after failing to defend their NBA championship with a second-round exit at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and one of the things they must address is how to keep their star point guard Jamal Murray fresh and healthy.
Because dynasties are more prevalent in basketball than in most other major sports, it is easy to take for granted how difficult it is to sustain excellence in the NBA.
An eye-popping stat highlights the astonishing parity in the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
Denver Nuggets HC Michael Malone wasn't having it during his postgame news conference.
Shaquille O’Neal is considered as one of the greatest big men in the history of the NBA, and recently was compared to Nikola Jokic in a humorous Instagram video.
If champions repeat, we want to see them tested like this. If they’re taken down, it has to be in this way.
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray injured his elbow in Thursday's Game 6 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and now has a short turnaround to get right before Game 7.
There is still one more win for the Nuggets to grab in their playoff series with the Timberwolves, but if Jokic finishes this off, he will have passed this stress test and become a better player because of it.
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