The Denver Nuggets are the 4th team in NBA history to reach the Finals and never face a team with a win percentage of .550 or above in that postseason

After a dominant regular season, the Denver Nuggets earned the #1 seed in the West playoffs. Nikola Jokic and the rest of his teammates barrelled through the playoff to win the West and make the franchise’s first NBA Finals appearance. Media around the league have argued that the Nuggets have had an easy path to […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023
Highest-Paid NBA Mascots 2023: Denver Nuggets’ Rocky Earns $625K Salary

The highest-paid NBA mascots in 2023 might surprise a number of fans. Although the average NBA mascot salary is about $60,000 annually, five are earning at least $100,000. Out of the 30 NBA teams, there are four clubs that still have not adopted a mascot — Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and […]

James Foglio  •  06 Jun 2023
The Denver Nuggets are facing a ‘historically easy’ path to an NBA Title according to league reports

The Denver Nuggets last played on 5/22 and will have had nearly two weeks off before the start of the Finals. That is because they beat the Lakers in four games during the Western Conference Finals. Their opponent is the Miami Heat, the second-ever #8 seed to make the Finals. League reports are saying the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023
Nuggets open 2023 NBA Finals as 8.5-point favorites over Heat in Game 1

The Denver Nuggets (65-32, 53-43-1 ATS) will enter Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals this Thursday as 8.5-point favorites at home over the Miami Heat (57-45, 44-55-3 ATS). Denver is making its first appearance in the NBA Finals in franchise history. Meanwhile, Miami is making its seventh NBA Finals appearance and first since 2020. […]

James Foglio  •  30 May 2023
Nikola Jokic’s TS% dropped only 9% from regular season to playoffs

Nikola Jokic’s true shooting percentage decreased by only 9% from the 2022-23 regular season to the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Even then, his percentage is still higher than Jayson Tatum, LeBron James, and Jimmy Butler’s. He’s a more accurate shooter now than earlier in his playing career. The five-time All-Star led the league in TS percentage […]

James Foglio  •  25 May 2023
Nuggets-Lakers most-watched conference finals series since 2018, averaged 7.9 million viewers

The Denver Nuggets-Los Angeles Lakers series matchup for the 2023 Western Conference Finals averaged 7.9 million viewers across ESPN and ABC, making it the most-watched conference finals series since 2018. It was a 13% increase compared to last year’s seven-game ECF series between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. Monday night’s Game 4 of the […]

James Foglio  •  24 May 2023
Christian Braun could become 5th NBA player to win NCAA, NBA championships in back-to-back years

Christian Braun of the Denver Nuggets could become the fifth NBA player to win an NCAA national championship and an NBA championship in back-to-back years. The former Kansas Jayhawks guard would join Bill Russell, Henry Bibby, Magic Johnson, and Billy Thompson. Russell won championships in the 1955-56 NCAA season with San Francisco and 1956-57 NBA […]

James Foglio  •  23 May 2023
Nikola Jokic Comes to Joel Embiid’s Defense

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets made history Monday night by advancing to their first NBA Finals in franchise history. Jokic was terrific again as he passed Wilt Chamberlain for most triple-doubles in postseason history recording his eighth. Jokic finished the game with 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists. Not to mention, the big […]

Mathew Huff  •  24 May 2023
Carmelo Anthony has no regrets on not winning an NBA championship

Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement from the NBA on Monday morning, and the 6-foot-7 forward made it clear that he doesn’t regret not winning a championship because he believes he already won at life. “I’m at peace,” Anthony told Sports Illustrated after the announcement. “That doesn’t bother me no more; that idea that you’re a […]

James Foglio  •  23 May 2023