Author: Vinny Benedetto
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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…
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Colorado Rapids defender Lucas Herrington, 18, named to Australia’s World Cup roster
What a year it’s been for Lucas Herrington. Last summer, the 18-year-old center back was in the middle of his second season as a first-team player for his hometown club, Brisbane Roar, of the Australian A-League. He joined Colorado Rapids in January to start a life-changing year. After becoming a day-one starter in Major League…
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3 types of trades the Denver Nuggets could make this offseason | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The Nuggets are going to make a trade this offseason, it’s just a matter of what type. Running it back with almost the exact same roster makes no sense for multiple reasons. Denver’s roster limitations have…
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Jamal Murray earns his first All-NBA nod beside Nikola Jokic
Jamal Murray got the acknowledgement he was looking for Sunday evening. After being named an All-Star for the first time, the Nuggets’ starting point guard said he would rather be an All-NBA selection for the first time, as it’s an accomplishment that reflects performance over the entirety of the regular season. Murray received 149 points…
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Names worth knowing ahead of Denver Nuggets’ important draft | Vinny’s take
The most important numbers for Nuggets nation the next month are 26 and 49. Those are Denver’s picks when the two-day NBA draft starts on June 23. It will be the first opportunity for the new front office led by Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace to add a player through the draft. Hitting on the…
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What the Thunder and Spurs have that the Nuggets lack | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Whether it’s Oklahoma City or San Antonio, the Western Conference is going to be represented in the Finals by a team that does some things much better than the Nuggets. Here are the three biggest things…
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Nikola Jokic finishes second in Most Valuable Player race
There’s a new back-to-back Most Valuable Player ruling the NBA. Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received 83 of 100 first-place votes to repeat as MVP. He totaled 939 points in the voting to become the 14th player in NBA history to win the regular season’s highest individual honor in consecutive years. Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the most…
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Breaking down Nikola Jokic’s expected contract extension | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Nikola Jokic can put action behind his words this summer. “I still want to be a Nugget forever,” Jokic said after the Nuggets’ season ended in Minneapolis. The three-time Most Valuable Player repeated his statement when…
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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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Nuggets president Josh Kroenke confident in Denver’s championship culture ahead of pivotal offseason
If there’s one thing Josh Kroenke likes to think he understands, it’s championship culture. The Nuggets’ president proudly boasted his family’s championship capital at an end-of-season press conference Friday that came too soon for many in Denver. The trophy case includes the Nuggets’ 2023 Larry O’Brien Trophy, the Avalanche’s 2022 Stanley Cup and the Los…