Tag: David Adelman
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How lengthy college careers benefited Trevon Brazile, Bryce Hopkins | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: Cracking an NBA rotation as a rookie picked in the second round of the draft is no easy task, but Trevon Brazile and Bryce Hopkins have a head start. The 23-year-olds drafted by the Nuggets with the 35th…
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Nuggets make a decision on Jalen Pickett’s option
The Nuggets took their time before deciding not to pick up Jalen Pickett’s team option for next season. Denver used about as much time as possible ahead of Monday’s deadline before determining to let the 26-year-old reserve guard become a free agent. Pickett was due $2.4 million next season. The 6-foot-2 guard was selected with…
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Mark Kiszla: Rather than giving Nikola Jokic a much-needed boost, Nuggets sit on hands during NBA draft
What did the Nuggets achieve in the first round of the draft to help Nikola Jokic return to legitimate NBA Finals contention? Absolutely nothing. Zip. Nada. Who’s in charge of this hot mess? Nobody. Come back, Masai Ujiri. We miss you, Tim Connelly. Is this the result of a brain drain in the Nuggets front…
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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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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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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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Where the Denver Nuggets go after first-round disaster | Vinny’s take
Denver’s front office is stuck between a mountain and a hard place. Executive vice president of player personnel Jon Wallace and executive vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer did a lot of things right on paper last year, even if vice chairman Josh Kroenke got the love in the Executive of the Year voting.…
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Jamal Murray’s accountability, David Adelman’s support, Cam Johnson’s desire to stay in Denver | Nuggets notebook
MINNEAPOLIS – The best regular season of Jamal Murray’s career was followed by his worst and shortest playoff performance. “I feel like if I would’ve played a little better, we would’ve had that game,” Murray said after the Nuggets were eliminated Thursday at Target Center. “It’s just frustrating on my part. I’ll take accountability for…
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Nikola Jokic says ‘in Serbia, we all get fired,’ but reaffirms commitment to Nuggets after Game 6 defeat
MINNEAPOLIS — An offseason that started much sooner than the Nuggets hoped or expected got off to a positive start. Mere minutes after Denver’s season ended with a 110-98 loss to the Timberwolves in Game 6 of a first-round series Thursday at Target Center, The Denver Gazette asked Nikola Jokic if coming up short of…
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Mark Kiszla: Big Nuggets’ error that mars Jokic Era on painful display in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — The Nuggets’ championship window didn’t close. It shattered. And losing to the team that broke Denver was as painful as chewing glass. With chants of “M-V-P!” rattling the rafters of the Target Center for Jaden McDaniels, the Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated Nikola Jokic and his disconsolate teammates Thursday with a 110-98 loss that left…