Author: Vinny Benedetto
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How the Denver Nuggets run a year-round global scouting process for the NBA draft
Scouting hardly stops for Scott Howard and Jim Clibanoff. The NBA draft starts with Tuesday’s first round and ends after Wednesday’s second round. Then, Howard, the Nuggets’ director of college scouting, is headed abroad. “Two days later, I leave to go to Turkey,” Howard told The Denver Gazette. While there might be time to sneak…
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AJ Dybantsa goes No. 1, Denver Nuggets go big at 26 | NBA mock draft
One of the deepest NBA draft classes of recent history will have their names called starting Tuesday night. Here’s how we see the first round shaking out as things currently stand: No. 1: Washington Wizards — AJ Dybantsa, BYU The Wizards have a solid core of young talent, but Dybantsa provides the superstar potential Washington…
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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 Chris Marlowe catchphrase will you miss most during Nuggets telecasts? | Friday Faceoff
Question: What Chris Marlowe catchphrase will you miss most during Nuggets telecasts? Mark Kiszla, sports columnist Answer: “That’s some Arkansas math!” We’ve all been listening to Chris Marlowe do play-by-play on Nuggets broadcasts since “Hector was a pup.” Who else would go all classic Greek mythology on us and reference the Iliad by Homer while…
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11 players from 11 countries to know before kickoff — and Italy’s absence | 2026 World Cup Insider
Denver Gazette reporter Vinny Benedetto takes you around the World Cup: The biggest stage of the beautiful game is back on American soil for the first time since Brazil bested Italy in penalty kicks to win the 1994 World Cup final at the Rose Bowl. This year’s champion will be crowned July 19 at MetLife…
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Altitude Sports shakes up Denver Nuggets broadcast
Nuggets games will look and sound different next season. The Altitude Sports broadcast duo of Chris Marlowe on play-by-play and Scott Hastings offering commentary is being broken up. Marlowe announced in a social media post Wednesday his contract was not renewed. “Altitude Sports is moving in a different direction and decided not to renew my…
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Landry Shamet proves the value of minimum contracts in the Finals | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider For the teams with stars on max contracts, going from contender to champion can come down to what kind of value the guys on the smallest salaries provide. The Knicks don’t win the first two games…
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3 things that could decide NBA Finals between New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs
The parity era continues. After San Antonio denied the Thunder’s repeat bid Saturday in Oklahoma City, the NBA will have a different champion for an eighth consecutive year with no team winning multiple titles in that span. The unprecedent stretch in NBA history will continue with either the Spurs or the New York Knicks. The…
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Why Jamal Murray was excluded from Canada’s next Olympics cycle | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Jamal Murray’s future with the Canadian national team was thrown into question Monday. The Nuggets’ star guard was excluded from Canada’s 23-man roster for the upcoming Olympics cycle. Rowan Barrett, the father of Raptors wing RJ…
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Rick Adelman, father of Nuggets coach David, dies at 79
The NBA community mourned the death of Hall of Fame coach Rick Adelman, the father of Nuggets head coach David Adelman, on Monday. Adelman was 79. No cause of death was released. “The Denver Nuggets were extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Hall of Fame head coach Rick Adelman,” the Nuggets said. “Our…