Tag: Michael Porter Jr.
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Get to know David Adelman’s first Denver Nuggets’ staff | NBA Insider
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Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider It looks like coach David Adelman’s first staff is complete. Adelman added Chase Buford and Mike Moser to his staff, according to a report from HoopsHype on Friday. That would bring the total to nine assistants…
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Michael Porter Jr. offers appreciation for time with Nuggets, excitement for next chapter with Nets
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There are no hard feelings from Michael Porter Jr. after the initial shock of his trade to Brooklyn wore off. Porter was on a plane to Saint-Tropez with friends and family for a European vacation before getting back to work. As soon as he connected to the in-flight wireless internet, he received urgent texts from…
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Offseason winners and losers after wild start to free agency | NBA Insider
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Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The first 24 hours of free agency featured some transformative transactions, some good and some bad. Here are our three winners and losers from the start of the offseason: Winners 1. Rockets Houston was the beneficiary…
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Denver Nuggets trade Michael Porter Jr. for Cam Johnson to Brooklyn Nets
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Michael Porter Jr. is on the move. After playing his first six seasons with the Nuggets and winning the 2023 championship, the franchise on Monday traded the 27-year-old sharpshooter to Brooklyn for forward Cam Johnson. Denver included its unprotected 2032 first-round pick in the deal. ESPN was first to report the trade. The Denver Gazette…
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How Josh Kroenke, Ben Tenzer, Jon Wallace plan to make Denver Nuggets’ new front office structure work
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The key to making an “unorthodox” front-office structure work will come down to cohesion and communication. A day after naming two vice presidents instead of one general manager, Nuggets team president Josh Kroenke addressed the media alongside his new hires Tuesday afternoon at Ball Arena. “Most everything that has got us to this point has…
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Nuggets ownership has one reason to wait to hire lead executive — the NBA Finals | Vinny’s take
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The excuses expire as soon as the NBA champion is crowned Sunday night. Denver’s front office remains directionless with four days until the NBA draft starts. While the Nuggets don’t have a draft pick, the only way that makes sense is if the Nuggets are waiting to hire someone from the Thunder or Pacers after…
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Oklahoma City Thunder poised to end NBA’s parity era | Vinny’s take
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This is supposed to be the NBA’s parity era, but Oklahoma City has other plans. The Thunder are going to be favored over the Pacers in the NBA Finals, which start Thursday in Oklahoma City. Regardless of which team lifts the Larry O’Brien trophy, this year will mark the seventh consecutive season the NBA has…
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As Nuggets general manager in the offseason, I would make these five moves | Vinny’s take
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The Nuggets don’t have a full-time general manager at the moment, but there’s no reason to worry. Team president Josh Kroenke said he planned to take a little more time hiring a top executive after naming David Adelman the franchise’s next head coach earlier this week. Here’s five moves The Denver Gazette would make during…
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How the Denver Nuggets’ roster situation stands heading into important offeseaon
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The Nuggets don’t have a permanent coach or general manager, but they do have a nearly complete roster heading into what could be an offseason full of change. Here’s how the roster looks heading into the summer: Under contract Nikola Jokic The three-time Most Valuable Player is still under contract for two more seasons before…
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Denver enters offseason of change; David Adelman’s endorsements; Michael Porter Jr.’s pain | Nuggets notebook
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OKLAHOMA CITY – An era might’ve ended Sunday. “If we don’t win it this year, we all know they might have to break it up,” Michael Porter Jr. told ESPN early this season. After the Thunder ended the Nuggets’ season short of a championship with a 125-93 win in Game 7 Sunday at Paycom Center,…