Tag: Denver Nuggets
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Denver Nuggets: Front office explains draft room chaos, cap strategy | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider As much as Jon Wallace and Ben Tenzer wanted to talk about the Nuggets’ pair of second-round draft picks, there were more pressing topics Wednesday night at Ball Arena. The Nuggets’ executive tandem wasn’t as eager…
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Denver Nuggets select Trevon Brazile with 35th pick, Bryce Hopkins at 49
There were some similarities between the first two draft picks made by Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace. With the 35th overall pick, Denver’s front office selected Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile on Wednesday night. A little later, Denver’s lead executives made the call to select Bryce Hopkins with the 49th overall pick. Both players are 23…
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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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Denver Nuggets trade 26th pick to San Antonio Spurs
The Nuggets were on the clock and elected against making a pick. Denver’s turn to select with the 26th pick of the NBA Draft came up with Houston’s Chris Cenac Jr., Duke’s Isaiah Evans, Arizona’s Koa Peat, North Carolina’s Henri Veesaar, Arkansas’ Meleek Thomas, Iowa State’s Joshua Jefferson and Connecticut’s Tarris Reed Jr. among the…
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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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Mark Kiszla: What made coach Doug Moe a Big Stiff and the Nuggets’ mad genius
Alex English, George Karl and a band of Nuggets brothers grabbed a slice of pizza, hopped in a time machine and traveled back to the NBA of the 1980s. Their mission? Give one more, forever-lasting hug to Doug Moe, the once and future King of the Dips. “The best — and only — coaching advice…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: The only way trading Jamal Murray makes sense for the Nuggets
Should the Nuggets make a trade? Jamal Murray had a great year, but disappeared in the playoffs. Can he be the guy that helped them get over the hump again? Don’t know. Aaron Gordon is a tough one. The last two seasons have seen injuries piling up, and he isn’t the player he used to…
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Broadway, babies! Two Colorado high-school actors take their dreams to New York
Arts news: Grayson Allensworth is a Jimmy Awards hopeful … Nuggets’ ‘Love Island’ connection … Bonfils-Stanton names ‘Impact’ artists … Hey, Denver: Look up! Aerial sculptures! And more. The Denver Center’s annual Bobby G Awards, which honor achievements in Colorado high-school musical theater, have named Windsor High School’s production of “Bright Star” the most outstanding …
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why ‘Flo’ Balogun is U.S. soccer hero by happy accident
The USMNT’s 4-1 rout of Paraguay in the World Cup opener reminded me of quarterback Peyton Manning’s glory days running the Broncos offense. – R., football/futbol nut Kiz: A U.S. soccer star was born Friday night. Striker Folarin Balogun became the first American player to score twice in a World Cup match in nearly a…