Tag: Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets could be interested in trading for Toronto Raptors forward Chris Boucher, according to NBA insider Ian Begley of SNY. Several teams have Boucher on their radar with the trade deadline less than a month away, and Boucher “certainly has fans within the Nuggets organization,” per Begley. Nuggets Trade Rumors: Raptors Made Chris […]
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2025 presented by AT&T. Fans account for 50% of the vote to decide All-Star starters, while NBA players and a media panel account for 25% each According to […]
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is sitting out at least two games due to a right calf strain, coach Michael Malone announced before the Nuggets lost 149-135 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Denver Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon suffered the right calf strain injury in Wednesday’s loss against the Phoenix Suns Although Malone said he doesn’t […]
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic leads Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in ESPN’s first 2024-25 NBA MVP straw poll. In the straw poll, Jokic received 57 of the 100 first-place votes and 829 total points. That placed him, for the third straight time in this poll, ahead of […]
NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, the 7-foot-2, finger-wagging center who was nicknamed “Mount Mutombo” for his defensive prowess, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the league announced Monday. Mutombo’s family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta, Georgia, for a brain tumor. The NBA said he […]
The Denver Nuggets and star point guard Jamal Murray have agreed to a four-year, $208 million maximum contract extension, his agents Jeff Schwartz and Mike George announced on Saturday. The deal keeps Murray out of free agency next summer and under contract through the 2028-29 season. Jamal Murray’s four-year, $208 million max contract extension ties […]
ESPN has released its expert picks and predictions for 2024-25 NBA MVP. The network’s NBA Summer Forecast panel — a group of NBA experts, including reporters, editors, and analysts — ranked its top three choices for the NBA’s six major awards. A first-place vote counts as five points, a second-place vote receives three, and a […]
The Denver Nuggets received a disabled player exception worth $1.53 million on Thursday for rookie DaRon Holmes, who suffered a torn Achilles during the fourth quarter of his first NBA Summer League game against the Los Angeles Clippers on July 12. Holmes, who turns 22 on Aug. 15, is expected to miss the entire 2024-25 […]
Denver Nuggets center and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic joined Chris Paul on Tuesday night as the only NBA players to record at least 40 points and 10 assists in a playoff game without a turnover, in Denver’s 112-97 Game 5 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals. Paul had 41 points, 10 […]
Michael Porter Jr. became the Denver Nuggets’ all-time single-season leader in 3-pointers made during Thursday night’s 113-100 win over the New York Knicks. Porter passed Dale Ellis with 193 3s made this season on 478 attempts (40.4%). He scored 31 points on 13-of-16 (81.3%) shooting from the field and 3-of-6 (50%) from 3-point range. Ellis […]
